Kobe bryant basketball player biography of michael
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EARLY LIFE
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Bryant was 6 years old his father Joe retired from the NBA and moved the family to Italy where he would continue his basketball career overseas.
Bryant played both basketball and soccer while in Italy becoming huge fans of the Los Angeles Lakers as well as the A.C.
Milan soccer team.
Kobe bryant basketball player biography of michael
When Bryant was 13 his family moved back to Philadelphia.
Bryant attended Lower Merion High School, starting on the varsity team as a freshman. He was named Philadelphia Player of the Year as a junior and a fourth team All-American.
In Bryant’s senior season he was named both Gatorade and Naismith High School Basketball Player of the Year as well as being a McDonalds All-American. He led Lower Merion to their first state championship in 53 years and was Southeastern Pennsylvania’s all-time leading scorer.
Despite scholarship offers from nearly every major college, Bryant decided to enter the 1996