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Larry Bird became the first player to earn $5 million or more with a salary of $7,070,000 in the 1991–92 season. Magic Johnson became the first player to earn $10 million or more in the 94–95 season with a salary of $14,660,000. Patrick Ewing became the first player to earn $15 million or more in the 95–96 season with a salary of $18,724,000.
Kobe Bean Bryant ( / ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of basketball, Bryant won five NBA ...
Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. [7] As a member of the U.S. men's basketball team , Bryant was a two-time Olympic gold medalist starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics ("The Redeem Team" [ 8 ...
The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player[ 1] ( MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player (s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two ...
The players listed have spent their entire NBA career, of at least 10 seasons played, with one franchise. Dirk Nowitzki holds the record, having played all of his 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. Next is Kobe Bryant, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Udonis Haslem, who played for the Miami Heat for all ...
In 20 years, Kobe Bryant has played in over 1,300 games, poured in over 30,000 points, and played in seven NBA Finals series. Ranking Kobe Bryant's best games against every NBA team Skip to main ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 with a then-record of 20 seasons played. Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons. Jason Kidd had two stints with Dallas in his career, retiring tied with a then-record 19 seasons as a guard. John Stockton spent all 19 years of his NBA career with the Utah Jazz, from 1984 to 2003.
The Lakers won four additional NBA championships in the next five years under Kundla. [1] Phil Jackson is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (902), most playoff games coached (181), most regular-season game wins (610), and most playoff wins (118).