August 23: NBA champion Kobe Bryant Is Born

On this day in 1978, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania image source: google [{ "selector": ".omrau-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA talent and a 5-time NBA champion image source: google [{ "selector": ".buixl-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Basketball was always in Kobe’s blood from the very moment he was born image source: google [{ "selector": ".aduqt-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

majority of his life growing up in Italy, Bryant’s family moved back to Philadelphia when he was 13-years-old image source: google [{ "selector": ".joskw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Kobe Bryant ranks fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, eighth in career minutes played in NBA history, image source: google [{ "selector": ".llmag-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

sixth in total field goals made in NBA history and he is one of three players in NBA history to make the All-Star game 18 times in his career image source: google [{ "selector": ".mjgmr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Kobe Bean Bryant. image source: google [{ "selector": ".gxemr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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