Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was a professional basketball player who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. From 1996 to 2016, he won five NBA Championships and was named NBA Finals MVP twice. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, named an NBA MVP in 2008 and currently ranks fourth in the league's all-time regular season scoring lists. Bryant won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the men's national team. In 2017, he partnered with Nike to create the Mamba League, a youth basketball program in Los Angeles.