Kobe Bryant: Top 5 Career Highlights

GiveMeSport will be spotlighting what we believe to be Kobe Bryant’s top five career highlights as the basketball world pays tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers great on what would have been his birthday.

Kobe Bryant, a Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, 26th January 2020, is still remembered and revered today despite the time that has passed. Bryant’s legend has grown since he passed away as a result of his entrance into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the NBA renaming the All-Star MVP award in his honour. 

Kobe, who went by the nickname “Black Mamba,” is regarded as one of the best shooting guards in NBA history. He earned the MVP title in 2008 and two Finals MVP medals in 2009 and 2010. In 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2010, the LA Lakers won five NBA championships with the assistance of the 18-time NBA All-Star.

In 1,346 regular-season games throughout his 20-year career, Black Mamba averaged 25 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists. He was devoted to the Lakers, playing for them throughout his entire career.

In honour of Kobe Bryant, GiveMeSport has chosen five career highlights of his that caught our eye.

In a 62-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks on December 20, 2005, Kobe notched his first 60+ point game and third-highest total. Bryant shocked the eventual NBA champions by scoring more points than the whole Mavs squad, including 30 in the third quarter alone. He was rested and leading 95-61 into the fourth.

In a game that went into double overtime against the Houston Rockets in 2003, Kobe Bryant scored 52 points while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Yao Ming, a star from Houston, came on the court to show Bryant that he wasn’t to be taken lightly. Then Bryant did