When someone thinks of young age, basketball and championship, they must be thinking of Kobe Bryant because the kid is a superstar, he has three championships and is only 24 years old and is an amazing basketball player. Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on August 23, 1978 to the parents of Joe and Pam Bryant; he is the third of three kids, two sister one name Shaya, who is one year older and Sharia who is two years older than him. ... When Kobe was five his family move to Italy where his father played in the Italian Professional league over the next eight years Kobe's f...

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Kobe isn't better than Jordan There has been controversy among fans of the NBA about who is better between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, its been going on every since 1996 when Kobe was drafted to the NBA right out of high school. Kobe Bryant is an excellent basketball player, but he is not better than Michael Jordan for the fact that Jordan led his team to six NBA championships, the center of the Chicago Bulls offense as well as the leading scorer, and has one of the number one selling tennis shoe companies in America. ... Kobe only averaged 7.6 points and 1.9 rebounds. ... Jor...

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When you look at players like Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett they didn't need college to be impact players in the NBA. ... Kobe Bryant averages just over 21 points a game and has a couple NBA championships to go along with that. ...

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Their rosters have included some of the game's greatest players such as; George Mikan, Jim Pollard, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant ("History of the Los Angeles Lakers"). ... Enter Kobe and Shaq. ... Kobe was acquired through a draft day trade with Charlotte, while Shaquille O'neal joined the team as a free agent. ... So what was able to get Kobe and the Lakers back into title contention and the fans back on a unified front? ... Kobe described this last ring w...

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Jackson also coached Kobe Bryant who is also in that discussion of the greatest player ever to play the game. Jackson talk about how Jordan was better than Bryant, he says "the biggest advantage Jordan have over Bryant was leadership early in his career," he also says, "the biggest different in the two was Michael superior as a leader". ...

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As the 2002-2003 season comes to an end Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tracy McGrady( all players who did not go to college) were all competing for the MVP award and are all considered role models. ...

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Larry Bird is one of the all-time greatest basketball players in the history of professional and college basketball. Bird surprisingly began playing basketball as a "thing to do" during high school. I believe Bird is of the all time greatest figures ever in the history of basketball. Larry ...

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There was a time when men played for the love of the game; when competition alone satisfied the male ego. This age of basketball featured greats such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Oscar Robinson. These gladiators, and those like them, battled repeatedly winning league championships, MVP's, scoring titles, and other accolades. Then, the product of James Naismith moved into an era where the love continued, but money was added. Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkely, Reggie Miller and Tim Hardaway have become league "poster-boys" for commercials and shoe contracts. ...

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