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Kobe Bryant's NBA Career
Kobe Bryant was drafted to the National Basketball Association in the 1996 NBA draft and was the 13th overall pick. He was drafted by the Charlette Hornets but was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers where he would spend his whole career and retire in the 2015-2016 season. In Kobe Bryant’s NBA career, he would accomplish a number of achievements. Kobe Bryant is the third all-time scorer in NBA history. He is also the second player in NBA history to score more than 80 points in a single game. Kobe Bryant has five NBA championships and was drafted right out of his senior year in high school.
Kobe Bryant played all twenty seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. During his basketball career in the NBA Kobe accumulated 32,310 points. Only
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