Kobe Bryant Essay

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Tonight, Kobe Bryant, the black mamba, bids farewell to the NBA. Thousands of fans will fill the Staples Center to bear witness to Kobe Bryant’s last game. Applauded as the greatest player of his generation Kobe’s record grants him the title Legend. His career has been one for the books and his accomplishments overwhelming. At just 17, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Bryant at the 1996 NBA draft when he joined the league right out of high school. He was traded to the Lakers…

basketball. Basket ball had a lot of great players like Larry bird or the king Jordan. To me the best is Kobe Bryant also known as the black Maba. I am going to tell you about his early career and his professional career. His legacy and the records he broke and set now I am going to tell you how he came straight out of high school to the NBA. Bryant started playing basket ball when he was 3 years old. His favorite team growing up was the…

basketball fans have argued over who is the greatest player of all time. Players like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Lebron James are among the players who come to mind. However, fans have narrowed it down to two players; Micheal Jordan and Kobe Bryant. People tend to discuss and determine the one who achieved the greatest success at in their career. In many cases there is no clear cut answer, but we spend our time debating who is crowned the king of basketball. Although both players are…

When Kobe Bryant said he would forgo college and take his talents to the NBA the journey to greatness began. I think this is the only thing I didn't enjoy about Kobe Bryant's career when he was drafted 13th overall to the Charlotte Hornets then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. One can only imagine what would've happened to the legend of Hornets basketball if that move was never made, but I digress it's fun to dream. He quickly became a Hollywood star transforming the Lakers organization once…

Kobe Bryant is a hero to the city Las Angeles. He describes himself by saying, "I am what I am when I step on the court and I become that stone cold killer snake." He grew with his dad playing for the Philadelphia 76ers but his favorite team was the Lakers and favorite player was Magic Johnson. Kobe Bryant is a hero because of his clutch performance, determination, and drive. Kobe is a hero of the city of LA because he is a clutch performer. Kobe has made 36 game winners his whole career.…

player? Kobe Bryant is a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. One reason Kobe Bryant is better than Michael is stats. Kobe has more stats than Michael the hen it comes to a shooting guard and has more assist. For example, Kobe has averaged 25.4 points per game in his career along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals and 5,887 stats compared to Michael he only has 5,633 stats, average 30.1 points per game, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals. Another reason why Kobe is a…

I choose the article “Is Kobe Bryant Actually Better Than Michael Jordan?” by Ethan S. This article is mainly about who the better shooting guard is, Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. With this article the author doesn’t use straight statistics to determine who the better player is. He creates a total of fourteen categories. These categories are all aspects of the basketball game but aren’t measured by stats more like character. The goal of this essay is to give the reader a view of both players…

Wilt Chamberlain Versus Kobe Bryant Some people say that Kobe Bryant is better than Wilt Chamberlain,on the other hand they think that Wilt Chamberlain is better that Kobe Bryant. Many people will try to compete other NBA players,but this two basketball players are what most people are debating about. Who is the best NBA player? My friend Ben,a huge fan of Kobe Bryant, stated that “Kobe got drafted from high school to become an NBA player”, is he really that good to be drafted from…

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players of all time and this is how he started his career. Kobe was born in Philadelphia, PA where he started as a kid loving basketball this passion drove Kobe he went to Europe for his dad playing from the start, their he started being around so much basketball when he was in high school he was so good he didn't go play in college because this is where the Kobe name started.He got drafted with the 13th pick to the LA Lakers their he had one of the best…

Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant has throughout his life been compared to Michael Jordan in almost every aspect. Some say that Kobe Bryant steals Michael Jordan’s moves, even Michael Jordan thinks that Kobe steals his moves. Kobe and Michael are both champions, shooting guards, and they both had very successful careers. In 1991, Michael Jordan won his first NBA championship in only five games. At the time the Playoffs were four game elimination, meaning that first team to win four…