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The road to the Finals would prove a lot tougher than the record run the Lakers had enjoyed the previous year. While the Lakers swept the Blazers and defeated the Spurs 4–1 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Lakers did not have home-court advantage against the Sacramento Kings. The series would stretch to seven games, the first time this had happened to the Lakers since the 2000 Western Conference Finals. However, the Lakers were able to beat their division rivals and make their third consecutive NBA Finals appearance. In the 2002 Finals, against the New Jersey Nets, Bryant averaged 26.8 points, 51.4% shooting, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game, which included scoring a quarter of the team's points. [88] At age 23, Bryant became the youngest player to win three championships. [88] Bryant's play was notable and praised for his performance in the fourth quarter of games, specifically the last two rounds of the playoffs. [88] [89] This cemented Bryant's reputation as a "clutch player".

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Before the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant had worked out in Los Angeles, where he scrimmaged against former Lakers players Larry Drew and Michael Cooper and, according to then-Laker general manager Jerry West, "marched over these people". [48]

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On November 29, 2015, Bryant announced via The Players' Tribune that he would be retiring at the end of the season. In his poem titled " Dear Basketball", Bryant wrote that he fell in love with the game at age six: "A love so deep I gave you my all/From my mind & body/To my spirit & soul." The 2015–16 season "is all I have left to give./My heart can take the pounding/My mind can handle the grind/But my body knows it's time to say goodbye./And that's OK./I'm ready to let you go." [294] In a letter distributed to Lakers' fans before that evening's game against the Indiana Pacers, Bryant wrote, "What you've done for me is far greater than anything I've done for you. ... My love for this city, this team and for each of you will never fade. Thank you for this incredible journey." [294]

Rafferty, Scott (July 7, 2015). "How Kobe, LeBron and other NBA stars fared in Summer League debuts". Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016 . Retrieved December 5, 2015. At 9:06 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with nine people aboard: Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, [511] six family friends including John Altobelli, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan. [512] [513] [514] [515] The helicopter was registered to the Fillmore-based Island Express Holding Corp., according to the California Secretary of State business database. [516] The group was traveling to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County for a basketball game at Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. [517] On January 28, Bryant's identity was officially confirmed using fingerprints. The following day, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner stated that the official cause of death for him and the eight others on the helicopter was blunt force trauma. [522] Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, which ranks second behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's and LeBron James' 19. [390] He was chosen a then-record 18 straight times, each time as a starter. [283] [387] [390] On four occasions (2003, 2011, 2013, 2016) he was the leading vote-getter. [390] Four times Bryant was named the All-Star MVP, a record he shares with Bob Pettit. [387] He was selected to the All-NBA Team on 15 occasions, tied for the most with Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan, [391] and his 11 first-team honors are tied for the second-most with Karl Malone. [392] Bryant was also a 12-time All-Defensive Team selection, trailing only Duncan's 15, and nine times he was named to the All-Defensive First Team, tied with Jordan, Garnett, and Gary Payton for the most all time. [377] [387] He was the first guard to play 20 seasons in the NBA. [377] He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997 and was its youngest winner. [393] In his career, Bryant scored 40-plus points in 121 games, and 21 times he recorded a triple-double. [295] a b c d Golianopoulos, Thomas (April 12, 2013). "The Secret History of Kobe Bryant's Rap Career". grantland.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013.Mallozzi, Vincent (December 24, 2006). " 'Where's Kobe? I Want Kobe.' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Suns Top Lakers, Move On to Second Round". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008 . Retrieved June 25, 2008. a b "NBA.com: Bryant Lifts Lakers Into Conference Finals". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008 . Retrieved June 18, 2008. Ancient Egyptians sure knew how to create a burial scene—curated resting places complete with canopic jars holding the organs of the deceased and a Book of the Dead scroll with text meant to help navigate the world beyond the grave. LAKERS:#24 Kobe Bryant". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009 . Retrieved June 25, 2008.