Photos: Remembering Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020
Kobe Bryant, the NBA All-Star who won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, was born Aug. 23, 1978. He died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 along with his daughter Gianna and seven others.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, chats with center Dwight Howard during the first half of the Lakers' NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Lakers' Tyronn Lue, left, Kobe Bryant, center, and Brian Shaw are all smiles as they watch their teammates play the Washington Wizards in the second quarter Friday, March 23, 2001, in Los Angeles. Bryant's sore left ankle already is feeling better, coach Phil Jackson said, but the star guard is expected to miss at least three games. Lakers guard Lue, who has a sprained ankle, was placed on the injured list Friday. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant points at teammate Robert Horry, not shown, during their 98-82 loss to the New Orleans Hornets, Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (8) pats a child on the head as he leaves the court after the Lakers 106-101 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003. Bryant scored 41 points equaling Michael Jordan's 1986-87 NBA record of scoring at least 40 points in nine consecutive games. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)
The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks with reporters about the Lakers past season and plans for the upcoming offseason during a news conference, Saturday, May 17, 2003, at the Lakers training headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, second left, celebrates a team basket as he sits on the bench along with Karl Malone, left, Gary Payton, second from right, and Shaquille O'Neal during the first half against the Golden State Warriors, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant reacts after hitting the game-winning basket in the Lakers' 101-99 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, in Los Angeles. Bryant was in court for a pretrial hearing on his sexual assualt charge in Eagle, Colo., earlier Friday and missed the first quarter. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Shaquille O'Neal sit together on the bench in the fourth quarter of game two of the NBA Western Conference Finals Sunday, May 23, 2004, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves won 89-71 to tie the series 1-1. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, left, hits a corner jumper against Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen late in the fourth quarter in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday February 1, 1998. Lakers routed the Bulls,112-87. (AP Photo/ Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks to reporters after basketball practice in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, June 1, 2009. The Lakers will face the Orlando Magic Thursday in the NBA basketball finals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant celebrates while on stage during the Lakers' NBA championship victory rally at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Los Angeles Lakers rookie Kobe Bryant is heckled by teammates as a television cameraman adjusts a microphone on his jersey for an interviewed during the Lakers? Media Day at the Forum in Inglewood, California on Monday, Oct. 14, 1996. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Chicago’s Jud Buechler, left, attempts to dunk the ball against the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, center, and Eddie Jones at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997.
Los Angeles Lakers Elden Campbell, left, and Seattle Supersonics Nate McMillan battle for a rebound while Lakers? Kobe Bryant (8) looks on during the first quarter of their game, March 20, 1997 in Inglewood, California. The Lakers won 93-80. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O?Neal, right, flex his arm as he polishes off his superman tattoo seated next to teammate Kobe Bryant during the fourth quarter of their blowout game against the Chicago Bulls, Feb. 1, 1998 in Inglewood, California. O?Neal scored 24-points and Bryant scored 20-points to route the Bulls, 112-87. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers? Kobe Bryant, left, attempts to block Indiana Pacers? Travis Best during the first half of their game, Wednesday, March 4, 1998 in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Portland Trail Blazers Isaiah Rider, right, hits a lay up against the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, center, while his teammate Rasheed Wallace looks on during the first quarter of their playoff game, Friday, April 24, 1998 in Inglewood, Calif. Even though Rider scored 25 points the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers, 104-102. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant hangs on to the basket after a dunk against the Phoenix Suns during the third quarter Wednesday, March 24, 1999, in Inglewood, Calif. Bryant scored a game-high 25 points in the Lakers' 106-101 loss. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2010, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, attend the skills competition at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday Night in Dallas. Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce from the Lakers star, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, top, and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant smiles during a media availability before an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Washington. The Lakers signed Bryant to a two-year contract extension Monday, securing the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history into his 20th season with the franchise. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Kobe Bryant, right, presents the decade award to Justin Timberlake at the Teen Choice Awards at the Forum on Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this June 19, 2000 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, left, waves to the crowd as Kobe Bryant gets emotional during the trophy presentataion after the Lakers defeated the Pacers, 116-111, to win the NBA Championship in Los Angeles. At far right is Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss. This was a key moment in the life of a five-time champion and 18-time All-Star. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Kobe Bryant, left, and Glen Keane accept the award for best animated short for "Dear Basketball" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this May 4, 2002, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Shaquille O'Neal celebrate after winning Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs, in Los Angeles. Bryant downplayed talk of a reignited feud with Shaquille O'Neal, saying there is "nothing new" that has been said recently between the former teammates. Bryant had recently said that if O'Neal had worked harder, they could have won 12 rings together with the Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neal fired back on social media that they could have won more if Bryant had passed him the ball more often. But Bryant said Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, during a visit to the U.S. Open tennis tournament that the comments don't mean they are fighting again. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
FILE - In this May 13, 2001 file photo Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant reaches back for a rebound during the first half of game four of the Western Conference semifinals against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill, file)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant waves to fans as he is taken out of the game in the closing seconds of the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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