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科比英文

1KobeBeanBryant（bornAugust23,1978（1978-08-23））isanAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayerwhoplaysshootingguardintheNationalBasketballAssociation（NBA）fortheLosAngelesLakers.BryantenjoyedasuccessfulhighschoolbasketballcareeratLowerMerionHighSchool,wherehewasrecognizedasthetophighschoolbasketballplayerinthecountry.[1]HedecidedtodeclarehiseligibilityfortheNBADraftupongraduation,andwasselectedwiththe13thoverallpickinthe1996NBADraftbytheCharlotteHornets,thentradedtotheLosAngelesLakers.Asarookie,Bryantearnedhimselfareputationasahigh-flyerandafanfavoritebywinningthe1997SlamDunkContest.

Bryantandthen-teammateShaquilleO'NealledtheLakerstothreeconsecutiveNBAchampionshipsfrom2000to2002.AfterO'Neal'sdeparturefollowingthe2003–04season,BryantbecamethecornerstoneoftheLakersfranchise.HeledtheNBAinscoringduringthe2005–06and2006–07seasons,settingnumerousscoringrecordsintheprocess.[2]In2006,Bryantscoredacareerhigh81pointsagainsttheTorontoRaptors,thesecondmostpointsscoredinasinglegameinNBAhistory,[3]secondonlytoWiltChamberlain's100pointperformance.[3]Inthe2007–08season,hewasawardedtheregularseason'sMostValuablePlayerAward（MVP）,[4]Afterlosinginthe2008NBAFinals,BryantledtheLakerstotwoconsecutivechampionshipsin2009and2010andwasnamedNBAFinalsMVPonbothoccasions.[5]

Bryantcurrentlyranks4thand12thonboththeleague'spost-seasonscoringandalltimescoringlists,respectively.In2010,hebecametheall-timeleadingscorerinLakersfranchisehistory.Sincehissecondyearintheleague,BryanthasstartedineveryNBAAll-StarGamethathasbeenhosted,winningtheAll-StarMVPawardin2002,2007,and2009.Heisatwelve-timememberoftheAll-NBAteamandten-timeAll-Defensiveteam,andistheyoungestplayerevertoreceivedefensivehonors.In2008,hewonagoldmedalatthe2008OlympicsasamemberoftheUSAnationalteam.[6]BryantwasnamedNBAplayerofthedecadebyTNTandSportingNews.[7]

In2003,BryantwasaccusedofsexualassaultatahotelinEdwards,Colorado,byahotelemployee.Bryantadmittedanadulteroussexualencounterwiththeaccuser,butdeniedthesexualassaultallegation.InSeptember2004,prosecutorsdroppedthecaseafterhisaccuserinformedthemthatshewasunwillingtotestify.[8]

Earlyyears

Childhoodandyouth

KobeBryantwasborninPhiladelphia,PennsylvaniaastheyoungestofthreechildrenandtheonlysonofformerPhiladelphia76ersplayerandformerLosAngelesSparksheadcoachJoe"Jellybean"BryantandPamelaCoxBryant.[2]HeisalsothematernalnephewofJohn"Chubby"Cox.HisparentsnamedhimafterthefamousbeefofKobe,Japan,whichtheysawonarestaurantmenu.[2]BryantwasraisedRomanCatholic.[9]WhenBryantwassix,hisfatherlefttheNBAandmovedhisfamilytoItalytobeginplayingprofessionalbasketball.[10]BryantbecameaccustomedtohisnewlifestyleandlearnedtospeakItalianandSpanishfluently.[10][11]Duringsummers,BryantwouldcomebacktotheUnitedStatestoplayinabasketballsummerleague.[12]Hestartedplayingbasketballwhenhewas3yearsold,[13]andhisfavoriteteamgrowingupwastheLakers.[14]Bryant'sgrandfatherwouldmailhimvideosofNBAgames,whichBryantwouldstudy.[14]Atanearlyagehealsolearnedtoplaysoccer;hisfavoriteteamisACMilan.[15]HehassaidthatifhehadstayedinItaly,hewouldhavetriedtobecomeaprofessionalsoccerplayer;[15]BryantisabigfanofformerFCBarcelonamanagerFrankRijkaardandtheirformerplayerRonaldinho.[16]UponJoeBryant'sretirementfromplayingbasketballin1991,theBryantfamilymovedbacktotheUnitedStates.

Highschool

Bryant'sretired#33jerseyandbannerattheLowerMerionHighSchoolgym.

BryantearnednationalrecognitionduringaspectacularhighschoolcareeratLowerMerionHighSchoollocatedinthePhiladelphiasuburbofLowerMerion.Asafreshman,heplayedforthevarsity（juniorandsenior）basketballteam.[17]Hisfathercoachedhimhissophomoreyearofhighschool.Althoughduringhisfirstyeartheteamwasmediocre,thefollowingthreeyearstheAcescompileda77-13record,withBryantplayingallfivepositions.[17]AtAdidasABCDcamp,Bryantearnedthe1995seniorMVPaward,[18]whileplayingalongsidefutureNBAteammateLamarOdom.[19]Whileinhighschool,then76erscoachJohnLucasinvitedBryanttoworkoutandscrimmagewiththeteam,whereheplayedone-on-onewithJerryStackhouse.[20]Inhissenioryearofhighschool,BryantledtheAcestotheirfirststatechampionshipin53years.Duringtherun,heaveraged30.8points,12rebounds,6.5assists,4.0steals,and3.8blockedshotsinleadingtheAcestoa31–3record.[21]HeendedhiscareerasSoutheasternPennsylvania'sall-timeleadingscorerat2,883points,surpassingbothWiltChamberlainandLionelSimmons.[22]BryantreceivedseveralawardsforhisperformancehissenioryearincludingbeingnamedNaismithHighSchoolPlayeroftheYear,GatoradeMen'sNationalBasketballPlayeroftheYear,aMcDonald'sAll-American,andaUSATodayAll-USAFirstTeamplayer.[23]Bryant'svarsitycoach,GregDowner,commentedthatBryantwas"acompleteplayerwhodominates".[21]In1996,BryanttookR&BsingerBrandyNorwoodtohisseniorprom,[24]thoughthetwowere/arejustfriends.HisSATscoreof1080[25]wouldhaveensuredhisbasketballscholarshiptovarioustop-tiercolleges.Ultimately,however,the17-year-oldBryantmadethedecisiontogodirectlyintotheNBA,onlythesixthplayerinNBAhistorytodoso.[17]Bryant'snewswasmetwithalotofpublicityatatimewhenprep-to-proNBAplayerswasnotverycommon（KevinGarnettbeingtheonlyexceptionin20years）.[17]Bryanthasstatedthathadhedecidedtogotocollegeafterhighschool,hewouldhaveattendedDukeUniversity.[26]

NBAcareer

1996NBADraft

Thefirstguardtoeverbetakenoutofhighschool,Bryantwaschosenasthe13thoveralldraftpickbytheCharlotteHornetsin1996.[27]However,accordingtoArnTellem,Bryant'sagentatthetime,BryantplayingfortheCharlotteHornetswas"animpossibility".[28]However,BillBranch,theHornets'headscoutatthetime,saidthattheHornetsagreedtotradetheirdraftselectiontotheLakersthedaybeforethedraft.TheLakersdidn'ttelltheHornetswhotoselectuntilfiveminutesbeforethepickwasmade.[29]Priortothedraft,BryanthadworkedoutinLosAngeles,inwhichhescrimmagedagainstformerLakersplayersLarryDrewandMichaelCooper,andaccordingtothen-LakermanagerJerryWest"marchedoverthesepeople".[30]OnJuly1,1996,Westtradedhisstartingcenter,VladeDivac,totheHornetsinexchangeforBryant'sdraftrights.[31]Sincehewasstill17atthetimeofthedraft,hisparentshadtocosignhiscontractwiththeLakersuntilhewasabletosignhisownwhenheturned18beforetheseasonbegan.[32]

Firstthreeseasons（1996–99）

Duringhisrookieseason,BryantmostlycameoffthebenchbehindguardsEddieJonesandNickVanExel.[33]AtthetimehebecametheyoungestplayerevertoplayinanNBAgame（arecordsincebrokenbyteammateAndrewBynum）,andalsobecametheyoungestNBAstarterever.[34]Initially,Bryantplayedlimitedminutes,butastheseasoncontinued,hebegantoseesomemoreplayingtime.Bytheendoftheseason,heaveraged15.5minutesagame.DuringtheAll-Starweekend,Bryantwasthewinnerofthe1997SlamDunkContest,becomingtheyoungestplayertobenamedtheslamdunkchampionattheageof18.[35]Bryant'sperformancethroughouttheyearearnedhimaspotontheNBAAllRookiesecondteamwithfellowbenchteammateTravisKnight.[36]Hisfinalminutesoftheseasonendedindisasterwhenheshot3airballsatcrucialtimesinthegame.[21]Hemissedthefirstshottowinthegameinthe4thquarterand2three-pointerstotiethegameinthelastminuteofovertime.WiththattheUtahJazzendedtheplayoffsfortheLakersinthefirstround.ShaquilleO'Nealcommentedyearslaterthat"[Bryant]wastheonlyguywhohadthegutsatthetimetotakeshotslikethat."[37][38]

InBryant'ssecondseason,hereceivedmoreplayingtimeandbegantoshowmoreofhisabilitiesasatalentedyoungguard.AsaresultBryant'spointaveragesmorethandoubledfrom7.6to15.4pointspergame.[39]BryantwouldseeanincreaseinminuteswhentheLakers"playedsmall",whichwouldfeatureBryantplayingsmallforwardalongsidetheguardshe'dusuallybackup.[40]Bryantwastherunner-upfortheNBA'sSixthManoftheYearAward,[41]andthroughfanvoting,healsobecametheyoungestNBAAll-StarstarterinNBAhistory.[42]HewasjoinedbyfellowteammatesShaquilleO'Neal,NickVanExel,andEddieJones,makingitthefirsttimesince1983thatfourplayersonthesameteamwereselectedtoplayinthesameAll-StarGame.Bryant's15.4pointspergamewasthehighestofanynon-starterintheseason.[43]

The1998–99seasonmarkedBryant'semergenceasapremiereguardintheleague.WithstartingguardsNickVanExelandEddieJonestraded,Bryantstartedeverygameforthelockout-shortened50gameseason.Duringtheseason,Bryantsigneda6-yearcontractextensionworth$70million.[43]ThiskepthimwiththeLakerstilltheendofthe2003–04season.EvenatanearlystageofhiscareersportswriterswerecomparinghisskillstothatofMichaelJordanandMagicJohnson.[32][44][45]Theplayoffresults,however,werenobetter,astheLakersweresweptbytheSanAntonioSpursintheWesternConferencesemi-finals.[46]

Three-peat（1999–2002）

BryantwasamemberoftheLakersteamsthatwonthreeconsecutiveNBACh