1科比的介绍
科比·布莱恩特（1978年8月23日－），美国职业篮球运动员，自1996年起效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，是前NBA篮球运动员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。 科比是一名得分后卫，同时具有打小前锋位置的能力。他是NBA最全面的球员之一，自从1999年以来每一年都入选NBA最佳阵容，并且在他参加的最近的12届NBA全明星赛（2010、2013赛季全明星赛因伤缺战）中都有不错的表现。2007年，ESPN的体育记者投票评选出了史上最伟大的得分后卫，结果科比仅次于乔丹排名第二位。 科比是一名高产的得分手，他的职业生涯场均可以得到25.5分，还有5.3个篮板、4.8次助攻和1.5次抢断（截止到2012-2013赛季常规赛结束）。他是一名有能力为自己创造得分机会的球员，他还与人分享着NBA单场命中12个三分球的NBA纪录。他利用自己的速度和运动能力来躲开防守球员的防守以完成进攻，几乎没有进攻盲区。科比的最佳动作是他的转身跳投，还有他低位单打的能力以及后仰跳投。 2000-2011的12个赛季中有11个赛季入选了NBA最佳防守阵容第一阵容或第二阵容。特纳电视网和体育新闻网都把科比评为2000-2009年间NBA10年最佳球员。 2014年3月25日，湖人科比接受《纽约客》专访时透露基本确定将在两年合同期后（2016年）宣布退役。 2014年12月15日，科比NBA生涯总得分正式超越乔丹，升至历史第三，仅次于贾巴尔、马龙。
2科比英文介绍
英文：Kobe Bryant, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1978, was a former professional basketball player. He served as a point guard / small forward, nicknamed "Black Mamba" / "Little Flying Man", and played for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his NBA career (1996-2016). It's the son of former NBA player Jo Bryant.
中文：科比·布莱恩特（Kobe Bryant），1978年8月23日出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城，前美国职业篮球运动员，司职得分后卫/小前锋（锋卫摇摆人），绰号“黑曼巴”/“小飞侠”，整个NBA生涯（1996年-2016年）全部效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，是前NBA球员乔·布莱恩特的儿子 。
扩展资料
科比是一名得分后卫，同时又具有打小前锋位置的能力。2007年，ESPN的体育记者投票评选出了史上最伟大的得分后卫，结果科比仅次于乔丹排名第二位。
科比是一名高产的得分手，他的职业生涯场均可以得到25分，还有5.2个篮板、4.7次助攻和1.4次抢断， 被认为是NBA最全面的球员之一。 他是NBA历史上第一位得到30000分，6000次助攻的球员。他是一名有能力为自己创造得分机会的球员，他还与人分享着NBA单场命中12个三分球的NBA纪录。 但他职业生涯44.7%的命中率很一般。他利用自己的速度和运动能力来躲开防守球员的防守以完成进攻，几乎没有进攻盲区。
科比的最佳动作是他的转身跳投，还有他低位单打的能力以及后仰跳投。《体育画报》NBA作家克里斯·巴拉德（Chris Ballard）形容科比的移动为“使用脚步和停顿”，他把他的非中轴脚向前让防守者放松，然后快速启动甩开对手突入篮下。
除此之外，他还是一个出色的防守者，2000-2011的12个赛季中有11个赛季入选了NBA最佳防守阵容第一阵容或第二阵容。 特纳电视网（TNT）和体育新闻网（Sporting News）都把科比评为2000-2009年间NBA10年最佳球员。
参考资料：百度百科-科比
3科比的介绍~~
科比 个人档案 [全名]KOBE BEAN BRYANT [中文译名]科比-比恩-布莱恩特 [身高]201CM/6英尺7英寸 [体重]220磅/99.8KG [球队]湖人/NBA号码 8 [位置]后卫/小前锋 [绰号]KO，小飞侠，KB [现住地]洛杉矶 [选秀]96年第一轮13顺位被黄蜂选中，后被交换至湖人 [生日]1978年8月23日星座 狮子座(处女座)(因为星座的周期原因，不是很确定,有时在个别周期8月23号是处女座.) [妻子/女儿]瓦尼沙-布莱恩特/纳塔利亚-戴蒙特-布莱恩特 [学历]LOWER MERION高中毕业/UCLA国际贸易辍学 [出生地]费城/宾州/美国 [其他家庭成员]父亲，母亲，大姐，二姐，妻子，女儿 [曾住地]意大利米兰 [向往城市]纽约 科比小时候最喜欢看的VCD是《NBASHOWMEN》，这是一部关于NBA历史上最伟大的几位球星的专辑。 科比第一次扣篮成功是在14岁。 R&;B明星布兰迪是科比少年时期出席舞会的舞伴，科比后来在她的一部叫《Moesha》的MTV中客串演出。 科比的宠物是一条叫Gucci的狗。 科比最喜欢的食物不是牛排，而是苹果馅饼、通心面、奶酪、甜薯条、VanillaMalts(香子兰麦芽)。 科比少年时最喜欢的篮球明星是魔术师、乔丹、便士哈达威。 科比小时候最喜欢的卡通是Roadrunner，最喜欢的杂志是一本名叫《SLAM》的篮球杂志。 科比的队友曾经给他起了个外号叫Showboat(演艺船)，表示他在球场上眼花缭乱的动作。 科比的跟腱长达30厘米，迈克尔。乔丹为28.3厘米。 最喜欢的男演员是威尔.史密斯;最喜欢的女影星是珍妮弗。海威特，过去家里贴了不少她的海报 最喜欢的电影是《星球大战》。《星球大战前传II:克隆人的进侵》热映时，正值2002年西部决赛开战，科比抵挡不住诱惑，在赛前的晚上一个人静悄悄溜进附近的电影院观看。并与一位在黑暗中认不出他的国王女球迷聊了一个晚上，这位女球迷跟科比说她找到了击败湖人的秘诀。 科比在联盟中最好的朋友是麦迪;在球队中关系最好的队友是戴文.乔治(小巴已经不在湖人了);以前哈珀在湖人时，科比和他的关系最铁，称他为“老爹”。 科比也非常喜欢看中国功夫电影，麦迪刚出道时，经常在暑期找科比一起练球，并住在科比家。在科比的影响下，麦迪也成为狂热的功夫电影迷。麦克格拉迪眼中的科比(资料来自N年前体育世界之灌篮)[问]我听说你曾特别喜欢一个关于空手道的电影?[麦迪]是的，当时正是我进入联盟的第一年。我在休赛期间待在科比家里，我们有段时间总喜欢看这部电影。[问]你和科比现在还联系吗?[麦迪]当我在加利福尼亚时，我总是到他那里去，我们常在一起打电子游戏。[问]你现在怎样看待科比的比赛?[麦迪]这个家伙棒极了，在比赛中还没有他做不到的事，他只有23岁，但他已经有两杖总冠军戒指。他还能打多个位置，非常全能。 科比在空闲时间也喜欢读书、游泳、玩电子游戏，不像其他年轻人，他很少跟别人聚会开PARTY。 “科比”的名字来源于意大利的一道风味牛排，售价420里拉(这在当地算是比较价格不菲的)<另一种说法是名字来源于日本的“神户”> 科比是历史上第27位从高中直接加入NBA的球员，在他这前比较成功的有摩西。马龙、肖恩。坎普、加内特。 由于科比在adidasABCD篮球营的编号是143，所以加入湖人队后选择了8号(1+4+3=8)。 在1997年新秀大赛中拿下最高得分31分、8个篮板及3次助攻，但他所在的西部队输给东部队，于是MVP落入同榜新人艾弗森手中，以致全场嘘场大作。 科比在高中最后三年中带领球队取得77胜13负的好成绩。 科比在湖人的第一年即打过得分后卫、组织后卫及小前锋三个位置。 在96-97的新秀赛季，科比作为替补有25次得分达到两位数。 科比被美国<人民杂志>全球“50名最美的人”之一，同时入选的还有周润发、章子怡、贝克汉姆等。 科比的籍贯:宾西法尼亚洲，但他出生在费城。 科比1996年正式和阿迪达斯签约。 在1999年1月29日以6年7090万与湖人续约。 当小科比在中学的时候曾经有一次短暂的初恋，是他追求一名别的班级的女生。(当谈到这些事，科比懊恼地说:“我表现的糟透了，看来我还没完全把意大利人的激情学到手。”)。 目前与科比签约的公司有:宽频体育公司，麦当劳，斯伯丁，雪碧，GiorgioArmani，GET，Mattel，UpperDeck。(部分因为官司事件已解除) 科比少年时的偶像是魔术师，在意大利时，他在美国的奶奶经常把湖人的比赛录像寄给他看。当听到魔术师惹上爱滋病的时候，小科比哭得很伤心，几天都不想吃饭。 加里.佩顿与科比是不错的朋友，科比经常向他请教防守及其他方面的问题，而佩顿也将经验倾心相授。而佩顿的儿子卧室里挂的不是老爸的海报，而是科比的，这让佩顿很不爽。而科比小时候家里挂的也是魔术师，乔丹，欧文等的海报，他只收藏他老爸的明星卡。 科比小时候在家里的外号叫“青蛙”，是他姐姐帮他起的，原因就是他那双细长的腿。 科比14岁时第一次在球场上打败他父亲乔.布莱恩特。 科比认为最完美的后卫是拥有乔丹的精神意志，韦斯特的精准，魔术师的想像力，皮蓬的腿，托马斯的手。 科比心目中完美的一天是:Getup，andinsteadofbreakfast，liftsomeweights。Gotopracticeandnotmissashot。Comehomeandgetalittlerest。Gotothegame，notmissashotandwinthegame。而在停赛的日子里则是:Iwouldsleepin，getup，theneatanicebreakfast。Justrelax。Maybeseeamovie。Mightgodowntothebeachforjetskiingorparasailing。Kickbackwithmyfamily。(不过这是婚前的生活，婚后肯定会有巨大的变化。) 在科比同球队的合同里，有禁止他跳伞及滑雪一项，可能是为了他的安全吧。 科比职业生涯最高数据 得分: 81分 ( 23/01/06 对猛龙) 进攻篮板: 8个 (04/18/00 对小牛) 投篮命中: 28次 ( 23/01/06 对猛龙) 防守篮板: 13个 ( 01/17/00 对超音速) 出手次数: 47次 (11/07/02 对凯尔特人) 篮板总数: 15个 (2次) 三分命中: 12次 (01/07/03 对超音速) 助攻: 15次 (02/12/02 对奇才) 三分出手: 18次 (01/07/03 对超音速) 抢断: 6次 (4次) 罚球命中: 23次 (01/30/01 对骑士) 盖帽: 5个 (3次) 罚球次数: 26次 (01/30/01 对骑士) 上场时间: 54分钟 (02/18/03 对火箭) 科比职业生涯平均数据 赛季 球队 出场 首发 时间 命中率 三分 罚球 进攻 防守 总篮板 助攻 抢断 盖帽 失误 犯规 得分 96-97 湖人 71 6 15.5 .417 .375 .819 .7 1.2 1.9 1.3 .69 .32 1.58 1.4 7.6 97-98 湖人 79 1 26 .428 .341 .794 1 2.1 3.1 2.5 .94 .51 1.99 2.3 15.4 98-99 湖人 50 50 37.9 .465 .267 .839 1.1 4.2 5.3 3.8 1.44 1 3.14 3.1 19.9 99-00 湖人 66 62 38.2 .468 .319 .821 1.6 4.7 6.3 4.9 1.61 .94 2.76 3.3 22.5 00-01 湖人 68 68 40.9 .464 .305 .853 1.5 4.3 5.9 5 1.68 .63 3.24 3.3 28.5 01-02 湖人 80 80 38.3 .469 .25 .829 1.4 4.1 5.5 5.5 1.48 .44 2.79 2.9 25.2 02-03 湖人 82 82 41.5 .451 .383 .843 1.3 5.6 6.9 5.9 2.21 .82 3.51 2.7 30 03-04 湖人 65 64 37.6 .438 .327 .852 1.6 3.9 5.5 5.1 1.72 .43 2.63 2.7 24 04-05 湖人 66 66 40.7 .433 .339 .816 1.4 4.5 5.9 6 1.3 .8 4.09 2.6 27.6 05-06 湖人 80 80 41 .45 .347 .85 .9 4.4 5.3 4.5 1.84 .38 3.13 2.9 35.4 总计 707 559 35.7 .451 .336 .834 1.2 3.9 5.1 4.5 1.5 .6 2.87 2.7 23.9 季后赛 126 106 38.7 .438 .329 .791 1.1 3.8 4.9 4.5 1.34 .73 2.79 3.2 22.9 全明星 8 8 29.6 .492 .355 .75 1.6 3.4 5 5.1 2.5 .5 2.88 3.4 18.6
4介绍科比的英文文章
Kobe Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
（Kobe Bryant，1978年8月23日出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城。）
Former NBA player, shooting guard/small forward (swingman).
（前美国职业篮球运动员，司职得分后卫/小前锋（锋卫摇摆人）。）
Nicknamed "the black mamba"/" Peter pan ", he is the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant.
（绰号“黑曼巴”/“小飞侠”，是前NBA球员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。）
Bryant was the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the charlotte hornets.
（1996年NBA选秀中，科比在第1轮第13位被夏洛特黄蜂队选中。）
He was traded to the Los Angeles lakers and spent his entire NBA career (1996-2016) playing for the Los Angeles lakers.
（后被交易至洛杉矶湖人队，整个NBA生涯（1996年-2016年）全部效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队。）
扩展资料
科比·布莱恩特人物经历：
科比在高中二年级时是由他的父亲执教的。尽管在他的第一年球队很平庸，但在接下来的三年里科比打满了所有的5个位置，并率队取得了77胜13负的纪录。
在1997年NBA全明星周末，科比赢得了扣篮大赛的冠军，18岁的科比也成为了NBA史上最年轻的扣篮大赛冠军。
1997-98赛季，科比获得了更多的出场时间并且开始展现出一名有天赋的年轻后卫的能力。科比的场均得分骤增，从7.6分提高到了15.4分。
参考资料来源：百度百科-科比·布莱恩特
5介绍科比的英文文章
Kobe Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
（Kobe Bryant，1978年8月23日出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城。）
Former NBA player, shooting guard/small forward (swingman).
（前美国职业篮球运动员，司职得分后卫/小前锋（锋卫摇摆人）。）
Nicknamed "the black mamba"/" Peter pan ", he is the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant.
（绰号“黑曼巴”/“小飞侠”，是前NBA球员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。）
Bryant was the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the charlotte hornets.
（1996年NBA选秀中，科比在第1轮第13位被夏洛特黄蜂队选中。）
He was traded to the Los Angeles lakers and spent his entire NBA career (1996-2016) playing for the Los Angeles lakers.
（后被交易至洛杉矶湖人队，整个NBA生涯（1996年-2016年）全部效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队。）
扩展资料
科比·布莱恩特人物经历：
科比在高中二年级时是由他的父亲执教的。尽管在他的第一年球队很平庸，但在接下来的三年里科比打满了所有的5个位置，并率队取得了77胜13负的纪录。
在1997年NBA全明星周末，科比赢得了扣篮大赛的冠军，18岁的科比也成为了NBA史上最年轻的扣篮大赛冠军。
1997-98赛季，科比获得了更多的出场时间并且开始展现出一名有天赋的年轻后卫的能力。科比的场均得分骤增，从7.6分提高到了15.4分。
参考资料来源：百度百科-科比·布莱恩特
6用英语介绍科比
Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978-the professional basketball player, since 1996 played in the NBA, the secretary the Los Angeles lakers guard. Kobe Bryant is a former NBA basketball player Joe Bryant's son. Kobe Bryant is the best one of the leading scorer in the NBA, the breakthrough, shot, free throws, he has become adept 3-pointers, almost no offensive blind area, one game of the 81 points is powerful personal records prove it. In addition to the crazy, especially the ability of organization is kobe Bryant is outstanding, often served as the first team is attacking the originator. Another kobe or the best defense league one, very tight defense helped is compelling. 科比·布莱恩特（1978年8月23日－），美国职业篮球运动员，自1996年起效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，司职得分后卫。科比·布莱恩特是前NBA篮球运动员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。科比是NBA最好的得分手之一，突破、投篮、罚球、三分球他都驾轻就熟，几乎没有进攻盲区，单场比赛81分的个人纪录就有力的证明了这一点。除了疯狂的得分外，科比的组织能力也很出众，经常担任球队进攻的第一发起人。另外科比还是联盟中最好的防守人之一，贴身防守非常具有压迫性。
7科比职业生涯介绍
科比·布莱恩特（1978年8月23日－），美国职业篮球运动员，自1996年起效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，司职得分后卫。科比·布莱恩特是前NBA篮球运动员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。科比是NBA最好的得分手之一，突破、投篮、罚球、三分球他都驾轻就熟，几乎没有进攻盲区，单场比赛81分的个人纪录就有力的证明了这一点。除了疯狂的得分外，科比的组织能力也很出众，经常担任球队进攻的第一发起人。另外科比还是联盟中最好的防守人之一，贴身防守非常具有压迫性。 中文名： 科比·布莱恩特 外文名： Kobe Bryant 别名： 小飞侠，黑曼巴 国籍： 美国 出生地： 美国宾夕法尼亚州费城 出生日期： 1978年8月23日 毕业院校： 劳尔梅里恩(Lower Merion)高中 身高： 1.98m/6英尺6英寸 体重： 93.0kg/205磅 运动项目： 篮球 所属运动队： 洛杉矶湖人队 主要奖项： NBA最有价值球员奖(2008) 两届NBA总决赛最有价值球员奖 三届NBA全明星赛最有价值球员奖 五届NBA总冠军 场上位置： 得分后卫/小前锋 球衣号码： 24号 NBA选秀： 1996年第一轮第13位被黄蜂队选中 中文全名： 科比·比恩·布莱恩特 英文全名：
8科比四代全面介绍
科比4能买到的配色基本好像就是：黑白紫配，黑黄，还有一个是欧美版的。全黑的。还有一个黑红色的。这个基本上都是能买得到的。 当然还有科比在全明星赛上穿着的红色4代战靴。估计是很难买得到的吧！~还有黄紫配色的。 2008年12月，nike与科比共同设计并推出了Nike Zoom Kobe IV，这是nike有史以来研制的最轻质的篮球鞋，采用全新低帮设计。为了打造出一款轻如羽翼的球鞋，同时又能提供稳定性与舒适度，nike设计师艾里克·埃瓦在Nike Hyperdunk的创新基础上进行设计，他的改革信心来自nike新近研发的两大科技Flywire和Lunarlite Foam。Flywire这种细而牢固的尼龙纤维应用在鞋面上，大大降低鞋面的厚度，而且支撑性能丝毫不受影响，甚至更出色。埃瓦除了在鞋面上装配Flywire外，还将其用于鞋子中部，这有助于锁定科比的双脚，避免其突破时脚在鞋内发生滑动。Lunarlite Foam没有Flywire显眼，但它的名头却不小：nike迄今为止最轻缓震材料，比同体积大众熟知的Phylon材料要轻上30%。它能将每一步的能量完全返回至足部，而不是将能量全部吸收。另外，埃瓦利用铸模鞋跟稳定器，使nike Kobe 4的鞋跟能够最大限度地贴合脚跟，可以给科比提供和高帮篮球鞋一样的支撑性与合适度。 全国各大耐克专卖店都会有出售的，但是想买一些好的配色基本上会很难的。 只能买些普通的配色。 科比四代专卖店为：1250元，我有个朋友问了好像是买1180，如果没记错的话。 假如楼主想买这品的话当然建议去耐克专卖啦！~ 如果楼主觉得价格稍微贵的话，那我建议去淘宝。 科比4的耐磨性吧敢恭维，虽然我没有穿过，但是听科比吧的朋友们说了自己买科比4的感受，其中他们就说科比4不耐磨。 我也是科密哦~！呵呵！~祝愿科比能得到总冠军。 http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db2-6fcd8dcd46cfceeaa908a6572562ea99.jhtml 所有的科比4代都在这里，你可以去看看。 只是给楼主做下参考
9科比英文介绍
Early life Kobe Bryant is the youngest child and only son of Joe and Pam Bryant. His parents named him after a kind of steak: the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. At the age of six, Kobe, his parents and two older sisters, Shaya and Sharia, moved to Italy, where his father began playing professional basketball. He became accustomed to the lifestyle and became fluent in Italian. At an early age, he learned to play soccer and his favorite team was AC Milan. Bryant once said that if he had stayed in Italy, he would have stuck with soccer and would have tried to become a pro soccer player. In 1991, the Bryants moved back to the United States. A spectacular high school career at Lower Merion High School in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion, brought national recognition. While his SAT score of 1080[2] would have ensured his basketball scholarship to various top-tier colleges, the 17-year-old Bryant made the controversial decision to go directly to the NBA. Early NBA career 1996 Draft Even before he was chosen as the 13th draft pick overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw the potential in Bryant's basketball talent during pre-draft workouts. West stated that Bryant's workout was one of the best he had ever witnessed. West continued his quest to return the Lakers to championship status and startled spectators by offering and completing the trade for starting center Vlade Divac to the Hornets for Bryant. Growing pains During his first season with the Lakers, he mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. Bryant played limited minutes initially but this changed as the season continued. He earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan-favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. In Bryant's second season (1997-98), he received more playing time and began showing more of his abilities as a talented young guard. He was the runner-up for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, and through fan voting, he also became the youngest NBA All-Star starter. While his statistics were impressive for his age, he was still a young guard who lacked the experience to complement Shaquille O'Neal and significantly help the team contend for a championship. Championship years However, Bryant's fortunes would soon change when Phil Jackson became coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of steady improvement, Bryant had become one of the premier shooting guards in the league, a fact that was evidenced by his annual presence in the league's All-NBA, All-Star, and All-Defensive teams. The Los Angeles Lakers became perennial championship contenders under Bryant and O'Neal, who formed an outstanding center-guard combination. Their success gave the Lakers three consecutive NBA championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. End of a dynasty In the 2002-03 NBA season, Bryant averaged 30 points per game and embarked on a historic scoring run, posting 40 or more points per game in nine consecutive games while averaging 40.6 in the entire month of February. In addition, he averaged 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, all career highs up to that point. For the first time in his career Bryant was voted on to both--All-NBA and All-Defensive 1st teams. After finishing 50-32 in the regular season, the Lakers floundered in the playoffs and lost in the Western Conference Semifinals to the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in six games. In the following 2003-04 NBA season, the Lakers were able to acquire legends Karl Malone and Gary Payton to make another push at the NBA Championship. With a starting lineup of four potential Hall of Fame players in Shaquille O'Neal, Malone, Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the NBA Finals. In the Finals, they were eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in 5 games. In that series, Bryant averaged 22.6 points per game, shooting 35.1% from the field, and 4.4 assists per game. Conflicts and turmoil Bryant, following his arrest in 2003In 2003, Bryant's reputation was tainted by criminal charges, in which Katelyn Faber, a young woman from Colorado, accused Bryant of sexual assault. With his image badly tarnished, the public's perception of Bryant plummeted, and his endorsement contracts with McDonald's, Nutella, and Ferrero SpA were terminated. Sales figures from NBA merchandisers indicated that sales of replicas of Bryant's jersey fell far off of their previous highs. Even before being arrested for rape, Bryant was known to publicly feud with his teammates, including Shaquille O'Neal, Samaki Walker and Karl Malone. In an isolated incident, he allegedly punched teammate Walker in the face outside of the team bus.[citation needed] In 2004, a dispute between Bryant and former teammate Malone became public prior to Malone's expected re-signing with the Lakers. Bryant claimed Malone had made inappropriate comments to Bryant's wife. Malone claimed the comments were in jest and that Bryant was overreacting [1]. In the subsequent months, rather than re-join Bryant and the Lakers, Malone turned his attention to the possibility of joining another team, but ultimately decided to retire. Unquestioned leader When O'Neal was traded, Bryant became the Lakers' unquestioned leader of the team going into the 2004-2005 season. As it turned out, however, his first season without O'Neal would prove to be a very rocky one. With his reputation badly damaged from all that had happened over the previous year, Bryant was closely scrutinized and criticized during the season. A particularly damaging salvo came from Phil Jackson in The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul. The book detailed the events of the Lakers' tumultuous 2003-04 season and has a number criticisms of Bryant. In the book Jackson also calls Bryant "uncoachable." Then, midway through the season, Rudy Tomjanovich suddenly resigned as Lakers coach, citing the recurrence of health problems and exhaustion. Without "Rudy T," stewardship of the remainder of the Lakers' season fell to career assistant coach Frank Hamblen. Despite the fact that Bryant was the league's second leading scorer at 27.6 points per game, the Lakers floundered and missed the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. This year signified a drop in Bryant's overall status in the NBA by not making the NBA All-Defensive Team and being demoted to All-NBA Third Team. 2005-06 season The 2005-06 NBA season would mark a crossroads in Bryant's basketball career. Despite past differences with Bryant, Phil Jackson returned to coach the Lakers. Bryant endorsed the move, and by all appearances, the two men worked together well the second time around, leading the Lakers back into the NBA Playoffs. Bryant also resolved his conflict with former teammate Shaquille O'Neal. The team posted a 45-37 record, an eleven-game improvement over the previous season, and the entire squad seemed to be clicking. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers played well enough (3-1 series lead) to come within a game of eliminating the second-seeded Phoenix Suns before finally falling short. Even with Kobe Bryant's remarkable game winning shot in Game 4, the Lakers broke down, falling to the Suns in Game 7. In the following offseason, Bryant had knee surgery, preventing him from participating in the 2006 FIBA World Championship tournament. Accomplishments In many ways the team's improvement in 2005-06 was often overshadowed by the individual scoring accomplishments posted by Bryant which resulted in the finest statistical season of his career: On December 20, Bryant scored 62 points despite playing only three quarters of play against the Dallas Mavericks. Entering the fourth quarter Bryant had, by himself, outscored the entire Mavericks team 62-61, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock. On January 22, Bryant scored 81 points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, his point total in that game was second in NBA history only to Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game in 1962. Also in January, Bryant became the first player since 1964, and the only player aside from Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games. For the month of January, Bryant averaged 43.4 per game, the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history, and highest for any player other than Chamberlain. By the end of the season, Bryant had also set Lakers single-season franchise records for the most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832), among others. Bryant won the league's scoring title for the first time, posting the highest scoring average (35.4) since Michael Jordan's 37.1 average in 1986-87. Bryant finished in fourth-place in the voting for the 2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Award, but also received 22 first place votes — second only to winner Steve Nash, and by far the highest number of first-place votes Bryant had ever received in his career. Other notable events When the Lakers faced the Miami Heat on January 16, 2006, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game, signifying the end of the feud that had festered between the two players since O'Neal's acrimonious departure from Los Angeles. A month later, at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, the two laughed and joked together on several occasions. Bryant's jersey.Late in the season, it was reported that Bryant would change his jersey number from #8 to #24 at the start of the 2006-07 NBA season. #24 was Bryant's first high school number, before he switched to #33.[3] After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant said on TNT that he wanted #24 as a rookie, but it was unavailable, as was #33, retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He said the switch to 24 signified the start of the second half of his career. Bryant took number 8 after his favorite Italian league player, Mike D'Antoni. The Lakers guard grew up watching D'Antoni as a star point guard in the Italian league, where his father, "Jelly Bean" Bryant, also played.[4] Player profile Bryant is a shooting guard who is also capable of playing small forward. As of 2006, he is considered one of the premier players in the NBA, being elected into the All-NBA Teams en bloc from 1999 on an featuring eight NBA All-Star call-ups. Bryant was a vital part of the three most recent Lakers' championships. He is a prolific scorer, averaging 23.9 points per game for his career, and also scores 4.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. The 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Champion Bryant is capable of both dunking on opposing big men or scoring with his fadeaway jump shot, able to hit the shot from mid-range to long three pointers (.335 from beyond the arc). His versatility was especially showcased in the 2005-2006 NBA season, where Bryant averaged 35.4 points per game to secure the first NBA scoring title of his career, including his 81-point game and his 62 points in 3 quarters-game. In addition, Bryant also maintains a reputation for clutch performances in games, able to rise to the challenge and hit the difficult shot. On his own half of the hardwood, Bryant plays tenacious defense. He has made the All-NBA Defensive Team a total of 6 times, and has established himself as one of the best perimeter defenders of his generation. A controversial side of his game is his tendancy to show the behaviour of a ball hog: in his record-setting season, he racked up 2173 shot attempts in 80 games (avg. 27.1). However, fans and experts widely agree that Bryant is one of the best two-guards of his generation. Private life In November 1999, 21 year old Bryant met 17 year old Vanessa Laine while she was working as a background dancer on the Tha Eastsidaz music video[5] " G'd Up " (In the video Vanessa is in the convertible in a silver bikini). Bryant was in the building working on his debut musical album, which was never released. The two began dating and were engaged just six months later in May 2000,[6] all while Laine was still a senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. Due to the media, she finished high school through independent study.[7] According to Vanessa's cousin Laila Laine, there was no prenuptial agreement. Vanessa said Kobe "loved her too much for one". [8]. They married on April 18, 2001 in Dana Point, California. There were only about 12 guests at the wedding. Neither Bryant's parents, his two sisters, longtime advisor and agent Arn Tellem, nor Bryant's Laker teammates attended. Bryant's parents were opposed to the marriage for a number of reasons. Reportedly Bryant's parents had problems with him marrying so young, especially to a woman who wasn't African-American[9]. This disagreement resulted in an estrangement period of over two years, during which Kobe Bryant did not have any contact with his parents. The Bryants' first child, a daughter named Natalia Diamante Bryant, was born on January 19, 2003. The birth of Natalia influenced Bryant to reconcile his differences with his parents. Vanessa Bryant suffered a miscarriage due to an ectopic pregnancy in the Spring of 2005. In the Fall of 2005 the Bryants announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, was born on May 1, 2006. Interestingly, Gianna was born 6 minutes ahead of former teammate Shaquille O'Neal's daughter Me'arah Sanaa, who was born in Florida.[10]
