Kobe Bryant is among the league's most electrifying talents and the closest thing the NBA has today to Michael Jordan. Kobe's maturation as a basketball player coinciding with the team's threepeat of championships was no coincidence. Now the center act in the Los Angeles basketball world since Shaq left for Miami, Kobe is proving that showtime still existings for the Lakers. Kobe is one of 3 players (S. Marion and D. Wade) in 2006 selected to the All-NBA, All-Defense, and All-Dunkadelic Teams.
Kobe's parents named him after a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth.
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