Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant Facts...

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Kobe was the first guard to be drafted by the NBA out of high school.

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Kobe played for the Los Angeles Lakers his entire professional career.

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He was the youngest player to start an NBA game.

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He was named after the Japanese steak "kobe".

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His middle name is Bean.

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He spent a lot of his childhood in Italy where his father played professional basketball.

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He learned how to speak Italian and played a lot of soccer.

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Kobe's mom's brother, John Cox, also played in the NBA.

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