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=== Masa SMA ===
[[Berkas:Kobe Bryant retired HS2.jpg|jmpl|lurus|kiri|Jersey dan banner No. 33 milik Bryant yang dipensiunkan di gym Lower Merion High School]]
Bryant mendapat perhatian nasional saat
Di [[ABCD Camp]] [[Adidas]], Bryant meraih penghargaan MVP senior tahun 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=ABCD Camp|url=http://www.reebokabcdcamp.com/mvps.html|publisher=Reebokabcdcamp.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330060705/http://www.reebokabcdcamp.com/mvps.html|archive-date=March 30, 2010|access-date=June 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> ketika bermain dengan calon rekan setimnya di NBA [[Lamar Odom]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Lee|date=March 23, 2009|title=Another Sunny Day In Lamar's L.a.|url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1153359/3/index.htm|work=Sports Illustrated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322151209/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1153359/3/index.htm|archive-date=March 22, 2009|access-date=May 7, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Selama di SMA, pelatih 76ers [[John Lucas II|John Lucas]] mengundang Bryant untuk ''work out'' dan ''scrimmage'' dengan tim, dimana ia bermain ''one-on-one'' dengan [[Jerry Stackhouse]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lazenby|first=Roland|year=2016|title=Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0-316-38727-9|chapter=Chapter 14: The Bad, Bad Boy|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CH1zCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT173}}</ref> Pada tahun ''seniornya'', Bryant memimpin Aces ke kejuaraan negara bagian pertama mereka dalam 53 tahun. Selama itu, ia rata-rata mencetak 30.8 point, 12 rebound, 6.5 assist, 4 steal, dan 3.8 block, memimpin Aces ke rekor 31–3.<ref name="HighSchool">{{cite news|date=May 7, 2002|title=Bryant continues to hold court|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketba/2002-05-08-bryant.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Bryant mengakhir
Bryant menerima sejumlah penghargaan atas performa luar biasanya pada tahun ''senior'' di Lower Merion. Ini termasuk dinamai sebagai [[Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award|Naismith High School Player of the Year]], [[Gatorade]] Men's National Basketball Player of the Year, [[McDonald's All-American Team|McDonald's All-American]], first-team ''Parade'' All-American dan pemain All-USA First Team ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=#24 Kobe Bryant|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/0607_24bryant.html|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308150651/http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/0607_24bryant.html|archive-date=March 8, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1996 High School Basketball Awards|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/awards-by-season/1996|website=RealGM|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref> Pelatih universitas Bryant, Greg Downer, mengomentari bahwa ia adalah "pemain komplit yang mendominasi" dan memuji etos kerjanya, bahkan sebagai pemain top tim.<ref name="HighSchool" /><ref name="lee_11302015">{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Michael|date=November 30, 2015|title=As Kobe returns home, his old coach urges Philadelphia to give him proper sendoff|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/as-kobe-returns-home--his-old-coach-urges-philadelphia-to-give-him-proper-sendoff-043209702.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXluq76S?url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/as-kobe-returns-home--his-old-coach-urges-philadelphia-to-give-him-proper-sendoff-043209702.html|archive-date=December 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tahun 1996, Bryant mengajak penyanyi [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] ke prom seniornya.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pak, SuChin|title=Brandy On Growing Up: A Candid Chat|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/brandy/news_feature_061404/|work=MTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214005153/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/brandy/news_feature_061404/|archive-date=December 14, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Akhirnya, Bryant yang berumur 17 tahun membuat keputusan untuk langsung bermain di NBA, menjadi hanya pemain keenam dalam sejarah NBA yang melakukannya.<ref name="Merion" /> Berita ini mendapat banyak perhatian saat itu, karena jarang ada pemain dari SMA langsung bermain di NBA ([[Kevin Garnett|Garnett]] satu-satunya pengecualian dalam 20 tahun).<ref name="Merion" /> Keahlian basketnya dan skor [[SAT]] senilai 1080 dapat memastikan ke kuliah manapun yang ia pilih,<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomsen|first=Ian|date=February 1, 2010|title=Kobe may already be the greatest Laker ever – and he's not done yet|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/02/01/kobe.scoring.record/|work=SI.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NUooi1Zl?url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/02/01/kobe.scoring.record/|archive-date=February 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> namun ia tidak secara resmi mengunjungi kampus manapun.<ref name="lee_11302015" /> Tahun 2012, Bryant diberi penghargaan sebagai salah satu dari 35 [[McDonald's All-American|McDonald's All-Americans]] Terbaik untuk performanya di SMA dan pencapaian lainnya di kemudian hari.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 31, 2012|title=Wilkins Honored as One of 35 Greatest McDonald's All Americans|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/wilkins-honored-one-35-greatest-mcdonalds-all-americans|publisher=NBA|access-date=February 9, 2012}}</ref>
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=== NBA Draft 1996 ===
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=== Gagal menemui ekspektasi (2002–2004) ===
[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg|jmpl|Bryant di ''free-throw line'', 2005]]
Pada game pertama [[2002–03 NBA season|musim 2002–03]], Bryant mencatat 27 point, 10 rebound, 5 assist dan 4 steal dalam kekalahan 87-82 dari Spurs.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers Box Score, October 29, 2002|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200210290LAL.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Pada 1 November, Bryant mencatat triple-double 33 point, 15 rebound, dan 12 assist dalam kemenangan 108-93 atas LA Clippers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers Box Score, November 1, 2002|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200211010LAC.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Ia juga membuat rekor NBA untuk three-pointers dalam 1 game pada 7 Januari 2003, ketika dia memasukkan 12 3-pointer melawan [[Seattle SuperSonics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Single Game Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_game.html|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> Bryant mencetak rata-rata 30 point per game dan memulai rekor bersejarah, membukukan 40 point atau lebih dalam sembilan game berturut-turut dengan rata-rata 40.6 di seluruh bulan Februari. Selain itu, ia mencatat 6.9 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebound]], 5.9 [[Assist (basketball)|assist]], and 2.2 [[Steal (basketball)|steal]] per game, semua tertinggi dalam
Di [[2003–04 NBA season|musim]] berikutnya, Lakers mampu mendapatkan NBA All-Star [[Karl Malone]] dan [[Gary Payton]] dalam usaha kembali menjuarai NBA.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 16, 2003|title=Lakers Sign Free Agents Gary Payton and Karl Malone|url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/payton_malone_030716.html|publisher=NBA|access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Bryant ditangkap karena [[Sexual assault|pelecehan seksual]] sebelum musim dimulai.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 6, 2003|title=Kobe Bryant Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault|url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/2314127/detail.html|publisher=[[KMGH-TV]]|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430073753/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/2314127/detail.html|archive-date=April 30, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Hal ini menyebabkan Bryant melewatkan beberapa pertandingan karena kehadirannya di pengadilan atau menghadiri pengadilan di awal hari dan pergi untuk bermain game di hari yang sama.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saraceno|first=Jon|date=April 21, 2004|title=Bryant's, Lakers' survival go hand in hand|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2004-04-21-saraceno-bryant_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Di game terakhir musim reguler, Lakers bermain melawan [[2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]]. Bryant membuat dua buzzer-beater untuk memenangkan pertandingan dan gelar [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Divisi Pacific]]. Di akhir kuarter keempat, Bryant mencetak 3-pointer dengan 1.1 detik lagi untuk masuk ke OT.<ref name="Portland">Associated Press. [https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=240414022 Kobe sends game to OT, wins it in 2OT], ESPN, April 14, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2010.</ref> Pertandingan berlanjut hingga overtime kedua, dimana Bryant kembali mencetak 3-pointer sebelum waktu habis untuk mengangkat Lakers melewati Blazers 105–104.<ref name="Portland" />
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=== Mencetak rekor dan kekecewaan playoff (2004-2007) ===
[[Berkas:Kobe Bryant dunk.jpg|jmpl|kiri|lurus|Bryant melakukan dunk melawan Golden State Warriors di Oktober 2005]]
Bryant selalu diawasi dan dikritik selama [[2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season|musim 2004–05]] dengan reputasinya di ambang kehancuran setelah apa yang terjadi tahun sebelumnya. Salvo yang cukup merusak datang ketika Jackson menulis ''[[The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul]]''. Buku tersebut menjelaskan [[2003–04 NBA season|musim 2003–04]] yang penuh gejolak dan mempunyai beberapa kritik terhadap Bryant. Dalam bukunya, Jackson menyebut Bryant "tidak bisa dilatih".<ref>{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|date=May 6, 2006|title=Coach and Star Savor Success in Collaboration|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/06/sports/basketball/06lakers.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> Pertengahan musim, Tomjanovich tiba-tiba mengundurkan diri sebagai pelatih Lakers, dengan alasan masalah kesehatan dan kelelahan yang berulang.<ref>Associated Press. [https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1982487 Decision was made Monday], ESPN, February 3, 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref> Tanpa Tomjanovich, kepengurusan sisa musim Lakers jatuh ke tangan asisten
[[2005–06 NBA season|Musim 2005–06]] menandakan perubahan dalam
Pada 22 Januari 2006, Bryant mencetak 81 point tertinggi dalam kariernya dalam kemenangan 122-104 melawan [[2005–06 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]].<ref>basketball-reference.com, [https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2006.html 2005–06 NBA Season Summary], accessed, December 8, 2007.</ref> Selain memecahkan rekor tim sebelumnya, 71 point, dibuat oleh [[Elgin Baylor]], permainan 81 point Bryant adalah total point tertinggi kedua dalam sejarah NBA, hanya dilampaui oleh [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|permainan 100 point Chamberlain]] tahun [[1961–62 NBA season|1962]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eighty-One! Bryant Erupts as Lakers Roll|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20060122/TORLAL/recap.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125091621/http://www.nba.com/games/20060122/TORLAL/recap.html|archive-date=January 25, 2012|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sementara Chamberlain diberi umpan berulang kali oleh rekan setimnya untuk tembakan dalam kemenangan yang besar, Bryant menciptakan tembakannya sendiri—kebanyakan dari luar—dalam game dimana Lakers tertinggal 14 point dalam paruh babak dan tidak bisa menjauh hingga kuarter keempat.<ref name="hoffman_11302015" /><ref name="helin_03022012">{{cite news|last=Helin|first=Kurt|date=March 2, 2012|title=What was more impressive: Chamberlain's 100 point game or Kobe's 81?|url=http://nba.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/what-was-more-impressive-chamberlains-100-point-game-or-kobes-81/|work=Pro Basketball Talk|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dZA6n0Kl?url=http://nba.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/what-was-more-impressive-chamberlains-100-point-game-or-kobes-81/|archive-date=December 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Chamberlain, bermain di era dimana game berjalan lebih cepat dan peluang mencetak point lebih banyak,<ref name="helin_03022012" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Royce|date=March 2, 2012|title=Better scoring night: Kobe's 81 or Wilt's 100?|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/35060192/12|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dZ7TZR25?url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/35060192/12|archive-date=December 6, 2015|website=CBSSports.com|url-status=live}}</ref> menyumbang 59 persen dari point timnya dalam kemenangan 169–147 Philadelphia, dibandingkan dengan Bryant yang mencetak 66 persen dari 122 point Lakers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tramel|first=Barry|date=January 26, 2006|title=Kobe vs. Wilt|url=http://newsok.com/article/2929053|newspaper=The Oklahoman|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dZ5NJJro?url=http://newsok.com/article/2929053|archive-date=December 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chase|first=Chris|date=December 1, 2015|title=40 stats you won't believe about Kobe Bryant's historic NBA career|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/kobe-bryant-stats-record-most-games-20-years-most-missed-shots-81-points-stats-michael-jordan-lakers|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXW4BHFf?url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/kobe-bryant-stats-record-most-games-20-years-most-missed-shots-81-points-stats-michael-jordan-lakers|archive-date=December 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada bulan yang sama, Bryant juga menjadi pemain pertama sejak [[1963–64 NBA season|1964]] yang mencetak 45 point atau lebih dalam empat pertandingan berturut-turut, bergabung dengan Chamberlain dan Baylor sebagai satu-satunya pemain yang melakukannya.<ref>NBA.com (February 1, 2006). [http://www.nba.com/news/pom_060201.html Billups, Bryant Named Players of the Month] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628211903/http://www.nba.com/news/pom_060201.html|date=June 28, 2011}}. Retrieved May 25, 2007</ref> Untuk bulan Januari, Bryant mencatat rata-rata 43,4 point per game,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobe's big month sets high expectations|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/11123899/site/21683474/|publisher=MSNBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609215020/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/11123899/site/21683474/|archive-date=June 9, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> rata-rata skor bulan tunggal kedelapan tertinggi dalam sejarah NBA dan tertinggi untuk semua pemain selain Chamberlain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Basketball: Kobe Bryant Profile and Information|url=http://www.authenticbasketball.com/top_players/kobe_bryant.htm|publisher=Authenticbasketball.com|access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> Pada akhir musim 2005-06, Bryant membuat rekor franchise satu musim Lakers untuk permainan 40 point terbanyak (27) dan point terbanyak (2.832).<ref>{{cite web|title=LAKERS: #24 Kobe Bryant|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/0607_24bryant.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308150651/http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/0607_24bryant.html|archive-date=March 8, 2009|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dia memenangkan [[List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders|gelar pencetak point NBA]] untuk pertama kalinya dengan rata-rata 35,4 point per game, menjadi pemain kelima dalam sejarah NBA yang [[List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders|mencetak rata-rata minimal 35 point dalam 1 musim]].{{#tag:ref|He joined Chamberlain (5 times), Baylor, [[Rick Barry]] and Jordan (2) in averaging over 35 points.<ref>{{cite news|last=Povtak|first=Tim|title=Billups brushes off MVP chatter|date=April 9, 2006|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-04-09/sports/NBAINSIDER09_1_chauncey-billups-kobe-bryant-player-in-league|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709003955/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-04-09/sports/NBAINSIDER09_1_chauncey-billups-kobe-bryant-player-in-league|archive-date=July 9, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=espn_12142014>{{cite news|title=Bryant passes Jordan, has shot to be No. 1|date=December 14, 2014|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/100032/bryant-passes-jordan-has-shot-to-be-no-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084246/http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/100032/bryant-passes-jordan-has-shot-to-be-no-1|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} Bryant menempati posisi keempat dalam voting untuk penghargaan [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] 2006 tetapi menerima 22 suara tempat pertama—kedua setelah pemenang [[Steve Nash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suns' Steve Nash Wins Second Consecutive MVP Award|url=http://www.nba.com/news/nash_mvp_05-06.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316004727/http://www.nba.com/news/nash_mvp_05-06.html|archive-date=March 16, 2017|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Kemudian di musim itu, dilaporkan bahwa Bryant akan mengubah nomor punggungnya dari 8 menjadi 24 pada awal [[2006–07 NBA season|musim 2006–07]]. Nomor SMA pertama Bryant adalah 24 sebelum dia beralih ke 33.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 16, 2006|title=From 8 to 24|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/8_2_24.html|publisher=Los Angeles Lakers|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="HangUpOldJersey">{{cite web|last=Rovell|first=Darren|title=Bryant will hang up his No. 8 jersey, sources say|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2421874|access-date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> Setelah musim Lakers berakhir, Bryant mengatakan di [[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]] bahwa dia menginginkan 24 sebagai rookie, tetapi tidak tersedia karena dikenakan oleh [[George McCloud]], sama dengan 33, yang dipensiunkan dengan [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]. Bryant mengenakan 143 di kamp [[Adidas]] ABCD dan memilih 8 dengan menambahkan angka-angka itu.<ref name="HangUpOldJersey" /> Di babak pertama playoff, Lakers bermain cukup baik untuk mencapai keunggulan seri 3-1 atas [[2005–06 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]], yang berpuncak pada tembakan ''overtime-forcing'' dan ''game-winner'' dari Bryant di Game 4. Mereka hanya 6 detik lagi untuk menyingkirkan unggulan kedua Suns di Game 6, namun mereka kalah 126–118 di overtime.<ref name="phxlal">{{cite web|title=Phoenix Suns (2) vs. Los Angeles lakers (7)|url=http://www.nba.com/playoffs2006/series_phxlal.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724154728/http://www.nba.com/playoffs2006/series_phxlal.html|archive-date=July 24, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Terlepas dari 27,9 point Bryant per game dalam seri, Lakers mogok dan akhirnya kalah dari Suns dalam 7 game.<ref name="phxlal" /> Setelah mencetak 50 point pada 20 dari 35 tembakan dalam kekalahan Game 6, Bryant dikritik karena hanya melakukan tiga tembakan di paruh kedua dari kekalahan 121–90 Game 7 dari Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web|last=McMenamin|first=Dave|title=Unfounded stigma still following Bryant|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?id=5195953|publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kang|first=Jay Capian|date=January 23, 2012|title=Person of Interest: Kobe Bryant|url=http://grantland.com/features/person-interest/|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fFfnnPW9?url=http://grantland.com/features/person-interest/|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg|kiri|jmpl|Bryant menuju ke basket]]
Selama [[2006–07 NBA season|musim 2006–07]], Bryant terpilih untuk penampilan All-Star Game kesembilannya, dan pada 18 Februari, ia mencatat 31 point, 6 assist, dan 6 steal, mendapatkan trofi MVP All-Star Game
Pada 16 Maret, Bryant mencetak 65 point, tertinggi musim itu, dalam pertandingan kandang melawan [[2006–07 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]], yang membantu mengakhiri 7 kekalahan beruntun Lakers. Ini adalah performa mencetak point terbaik kedua dalam 11 tahun karirnya.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bryant Scores NBA Season-Best 65 in Lakers Win|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20070316/PORLAL/recap.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511215117/http://www.nba.com/games/20070316/PORLAL/recap.html|archive-date=May 11, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pertandingan berikutnya, Bryant mencatat 50 point melawan Minnesota Timberwolves,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobe Scores 50 to Lead Lakers Past Wolves|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20070318/MINLAL/recap.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625075756/http://www.nba.com/games/20070318/MINLAL/recap.html|archive-date=June 25, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> setelah itu ia mencetak 60 point dalam kemenangan tandang melawan [[Memphis Grizzlies]]—menjadi Laker kedua yang mencetak 50 point lebih dalam 3 game, prestasi yang belum pernah dilihat sejak Jordan melakukannya tahun 1987.<ref name="Scoring">{{cite web|title=Bryant Scores 60 as Lakers Defeat Grizzlies|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20070322/LALMEM/recap.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623190503/http://www.nba.com/games/20070322/LALMEM/recap.html|archive-date=June 23, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Satu-satunya Laker lain yang melakukannya adalah Baylor, yang juga mencetak 50+ dalam tiga game berturut-turut pada Desember 1962.<ref name="Scoring" /> Pada hari berikutnya, dalam pertandingan melawan [[2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season|New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets]], membuatnya menjadi pemain kedua dalam sejarah NBA yang memiliki empat pertandingan 50 point berturut-turut di belakang Chamberlain, yang meraihnya dua kali dengan catatan beruntun lima dan tujuh.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomsen|first=Ian|date=March 24, 2007|title=Kobe's 50-point run more important because of wins|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/03/24/kobe.50/index.html|work=[[Sports Illustrated|SportsIllustrated.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015518/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/03/24/kobe.50/index.html|archive-date=November 4, 2012|access-date=July 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bryant menyelesaikan tahun itu dengan total sepuluh game dengan 50+ point, hanya dilampaui oleh Chamberlain.{{#tag:ref|Chamberlain had 50 points 45 times in 1961–62 and 30 in 1962–63.<ref name=espn_12142014/>|group=lower-alpha}} Bryant juga memenangkan gelar kedua berturut-turut mencetak point musim itu.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics|url=http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Scoring.jsp?league=00&season=22006&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9&splitScope=GAME&qualified=N&yearsExp=-1&splitDD=|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409144443/http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Scoring.jsp?league=00&season=22006&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9&splitScope=GAME&qualified=N&yearsExp=-1&splitDD=|archive-date=April 9, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sepanjang musim 2006-07, jerseynya menjadi jersey NBA terlaris di Amerika Serikat dan China.<ref name="top-sellchina">NBA.com. [http://www.nba.com/news/chinajerseys.html Kobe Bryant has Top-Selling Jersey in China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809115238/http://www.nba.com/news/chinajerseys.html|date=August 9, 2010}}, nba.com, March 20, 2007, Retrieved May 25, 2007.</ref> Sejumlah jurnalis mengaitkan peningkatan penjualan dengan nomor baru Bryant, serta performa All-Starnya yang berkelanjutan di lapangan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oller|first=Rob|date=February 12, 2007|title=A star is reborn: Bryant's stats, dunks have made him marketable again|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-159203511.html|work=The Columbus Dispatch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921121926/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-159203511.html|archive-date=September 21, 2014|url-status=dead|via=[[HighBeam]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>Denver Post (March 15, 2007). [http://www.bonham.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=279 For Kobe, turnaround is flair play] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113224818/http://www.bonham.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=279|date=January 13, 2009}}. ''The Bonham Group''. Retrieved May 25, 2007.</ref> Pada [[2007 NBA playoffs|Playoff NBA 2007]], Lakers sekali lagi tersingkir di babak pertama oleh [[2006–07 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]], 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suns Top Lakers, Move On to Second Round|url=http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/series/series_w1s2.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625032754/http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/series/series_w1s2.html|archive-date=June 25, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Ketika [[2009–10 NBA season|musim 2009–10]], Bryant menembak point kemenangan di 6 game, termasuk 1-kaki, 3-point [[Buzzer beater|buzzer-beater]] melawan [[2009–10 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] pada 4 Desember, 2009.<ref name="Miami">{{cite web|title=Kobe Bryant, making the best of bad situations|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/11256/kobe-bryant-making-the-best-of-bad-situations|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=December 9, 2009}}</ref> Bryant menganggap tembakan itu "salah satu yang paling beruntung yang ia buat".<ref name="Miami" /> Seminggu kemudian, Bryant menderita fraktur avulsi di jari telunjuk kanannya dalam game melawan [[2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref name="sports.yahoo.com">Beacham, Greg. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009121113 Lakers win 11th straight, Bryant injures finger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812012429/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009121113|date=August 12, 2014}}, sports.yahoo.com, December 12, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> Meskipun begitu, Bryant memilih untuk bermain daripada beristirahat.<ref name="sports.yahoo.com" /> 5 hari kemudian, ia mencetak point kemenangan lagi, setelah meleset di regulasi, kali ini melawan [[2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] di overtime.<ref>Fly, Colin. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AgS.y6ONBr1GQesWKE3tvGy8vLYF?gid=2009121615 Kobe's jumper at OT buzzer lifts Lakers over Bucks], sports.yahoo.com, December 17, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> Bryant juga menjadi pemain termuda (31 tahun, 151 hari) yang mencetak 25.000 point ketika musim itu, melewati Chamberlain.<ref>Associated Press. [https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4847254 Bryant joins 14 others with 25,000 points], ESPN, January 22, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref> Ia melanjutkan permainan clutch dominannya dengan mencetak lagi 3-pointer untuk kemenangan melawan [[2009–10 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]],<ref>{{cite web|date=January 2, 2010|title=Kobe's 3-pointer at buzzer gives Lakers win – NBA – Yahoo! Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AlPw372uPqShjYE24OAV48G8vLYF?gid=2010010113|publisher=Sports.yahoo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085706/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap%3B_ylt%3DAlPw372uPqShjYE24OAV48G8vLYF?gid=2010010113|archive-date=March 19, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> dan juga melawan [[2009–10 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]].<ref>Golen, Jimmy. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=Aiz4y0_CZDBjwr0jykuwGeq8vLYF?gid=2010013102 Beat LA? Not this time for Celtics], sports.yahoo.com, December 17, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> Hari berikutnya, ia melewati West untuk menjadi pemimpin skor Lakers sepanjang masa.<ref>Associated Press, [https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300201029 Kobe passes West as Lakers' scoring leader in loss to Grizzlies], ESPN, February 1, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.</ref> After being sidelined for five games by an ankle injury, Setelah absen 5 game karena cedera engkel, Bryant kembali dan membuat 3-pointer clutch lagi untuk membuat Lakers memimpin dengan 1 point melawan [[2009–10 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis Grizzlies]].<ref>Medina, Mark. [http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2010/02/kobe-bryants-game-winner-in-9998-victory-over-memphis-grizzlies-shows-clutchness-cant-be-duplicated.html Kobe Bryant's game winner in 99–98 victory over Memphis Grizzlies shows clutchness can't be duplicated], sports.yahoo.com, February 23, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.</ref> 2 minggu kemudian, ia memcetak point kemenangan ke-6 nya pada musim itu melawan Toronto Raptors.<ref>Beacham, Greg. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AlE2BVZ0w4mrHxy_lzrfziy8vLYF?gid=2010030913 Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper], sports.yahoo.com, March 10, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>
Pada 2 April, 2010, Bryant menandatangani kontrak selama 3 tahun senilai $87 juta.<ref>Markazi, Arash. [https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5050933 Bryant signs for 3 years, nearly $90M], ESPN, April 3, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref> Bryant menyelesaikan musim reguler melewatkan 4 dari 5 game terakhir, karena cedera pada lutut dan jarinya. Bryant menderita banyak cedera sepanjang musim, dan hasilnya, ia melewatkan 9 game. Lakers memulai [[2010 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] sebagai unggulan pertama di Western Conference melawan [[2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City Thunder]],<ref>Helin, Kurt. [http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Lakers-will-face-Thunder-in-the-first-round-90767524.html Lakers to Face Thunder in the First Round], ''[[NBC Los Angeles]]'', April 13, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010.</ref> mengalahkan mereka dalam 6 game.<ref>Bresnahan, Mike. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-01-la-sp-lakers-thunder-20100501-story.html Follow Classic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611101249/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/01/sports/la-sp-lakers-thunder-20100501|date=June 11, 2010}}, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 1, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.</ref> The Lakers menyapu [[2009–10 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] di ronde kedua<ref>Hughes, Frank. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/05/11/lakers.jazz.game4/index.html Fast Breaks: Lakers-Jazz, Game 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515121820/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/05/11/lakers.jazz.game4/index.html|date=May 15, 2010}}, sportsillustrated.cnn.com, May 11, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010.</ref> dan melaju ke Western Conference Finals, menghadapi [[2009–10 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]]. Di Game 2, Bryant menyelesaikan game dengan 13 assist, rekor
=== Mengejar kejuaraan ke-6 (2010-2013) ===
[[Berkas:2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg|kiri|jmpl|Bryant dan Lakers bertemu dengan Presiden [[Barack Obama]] untuk merayakan kejuaraan 2010.]]
Bryant menginginkan kejuaraan keenam agar menyamai Jordan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wojnarowski|first=Adrian|date=November 30, 2015|title=Why Kobe Bryant decided it was time to retire|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-kobe-bryant-decided-it-was-time-to-retire-070605697.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXjywvMc?url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-kobe-bryant-decided-it-was-time-to-retire-070605697.html|archive-date=December 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lakers memulai [[2010–11 NBA season|musim 2010–11]] dengan menang di 8 laga pertama.<ref>Beacham, Greg. [https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-lakers-hold-off-timberwolves-to-improve-to-8-0-2010nov09-story.html Lakers hold off Timberwolves, improve to 8–0], San Diego Union-Tribune, November 10, 2010, Retrieved February 27, 2020. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110203030/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/40102216/ns/sports-nba/|date=November 10, 2010}}</ref> In Di game kesembilan melawan [[Denver Nuggets]], Bryant menjadi pemain termuda dalam sejarah NBA yang mencetak 26.000 point dalam kariernya.<ref>Markazi, Arash. [http://www.espn.com/los-angeles/kobe/index?postId=5794855 Youngest To 26K], ESPN, November 12, 2010, Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref> Bryant juga mencatat triple-double pertamanya sejak 21 Januari, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 4, 2010|title=Kobe's triple-double leads Lakers over Kings|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-kobes-triple-double-leads-lakers-past-kings-2010nov04-story.html|work=San Diego Union Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010074224/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/40001300/ns/sports-nba/|archive-date=October 10, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pada 30 Januari melawan Celtics, ia menjadi pemain termuda yang mencetak 27.000 point.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 30, 2011|title=Celtics win Finals rematch despite Kobe Bryant's 41 points|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=310130013|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wG2gnLam?url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310130013|archive-date=February 5, 2011|access-date=January 30, 2011|quote=Bryant became the youngest player to reach 27,000 points on a 3-pointer late in the third quarter, but he frequently was a one-man show on offense.}}</ref> Pada 1 Februari 2011, Bryant menjadi 1 dari 7 pemain yang setidaknya mencetak 25.000 point, 5.000 rebound, dan 5.000 assist.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24423/kobe-in-the-giving-mood-on-tuesday Kobe in the giving mood on Tuesday], ESPN, February 2, 2011, accessed February 27, 2020.</ref> Pada 10 Februari di Boston, Bryant mencetak 20 dari 23 point di paruh kedua ketika Lakers mengejar defisit 15 point hingga menang 92-86 melawan Celtics.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 10, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant has big second half to help Lakers rally by Celtics|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=310210002|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wR7Uz5ce?url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310210002|archive-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref> Itu adalah kemenangan pertama Lakers melawan salah satu dari 4 tim terbaik, sebelumnya kalah 0-5 dari seluruh pertandingan dengan defisit rata-rata kalah dengan 11 point.<ref>{{cite news|last=Plaschke|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Plaschke|date=February 11, 2011|title=Lakers win is something to yell about|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-feb-10-la-sp-plaschke-20110211-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wR7zIzDj?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-plaschke-20110211,0,2972210.column|archive-date=February 12, 2011|access-date=February 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant, terpilih ke-13 kalinya secara beruntun di All-Star Game setelah memimpin vote, mencetak 37 point, 14 rebound, dan 3 steal di [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game 2011]] dan memenangkan MVP All-Star keempatnya, menyamai Hall of Famer [[Bob Pettit]] untuk MVP All-Star terbanyak.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA.com: Kobe is top vote-getter in 2011 All-Star balloting|url=http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/starters-release/index.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210162206/http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/01/27/starters-release/index.html|archive-date=February 10, 2011|access-date=February 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=February 20, 2011|title=Bryant feeds off energy as West beats East in All-Star game, 148–143|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-nba-all-stars-20110221,0,6056869.story|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wfnxKqXE?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-nba-all-stars-20110221,0,6056869.story|archive-date=February 21, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Musim itu, Bryant berpindah dari posisi 12 ke posisi 6 dalam [[List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders|point
Pada 13 April, 2011, NBA mendenda Bryant $100.000 untuk komentar mengandung unsur gay pada wasit [[Bennie Adams]] ketika frustasi pada game sebelumnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Beacham|first=Greg|date=April 14, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for gay slur|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-bryantslur|work=yahoo.com|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5xxPeWv6T?url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-bryantslur|archive-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wojnarowski|first=Adrian|author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski|date=April 14, 2011|title=Kobe's fury: blessing and curse|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_kobe_bryant_temper_concerns_lakers_041411|work=yahoo.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5xxPrXGgL?url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_kobe_bryant_temper_concerns_lakers_041411|archive-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Plaschke|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Plaschke|date=April 13, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant needs to say more after slur|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-plaschke-kobe-bryant-20110414,0,7666495.column|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5xxQ5WNkD?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-plaschke-kobe-bryant-20110414,0,7666495.column|archive-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] memuji keputusan NBA mendenda Bryant, dan [[Human Rights Campaign]] mengatakan bahasa Bryant "memalukan" dan "tidak menyenangkan". Bryant menyatakan ia terbuka dengan masalah hak grup gay dan ingin mengajukan banding untuk dendanya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=April 13, 2011|title=Lakers' Kobe Bryant is fined $100,000 by NBA for anti-gay slur to referee|url=https://articles.latimes.com/print/2011/apr/13/sports/la-sp-kobe-bryant-lakers-20110414|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Litke|first=Jim|date=April 18, 2011|title=Kobe's $100K fine didn't buy Lakers' best effort|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txjimlitke041811|work=Yahoo! Sports|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5y29ZT7sB?url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txjimlitke041811|archive-date=April 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Amaechi|first=John|author-link=John Amaechi|date=April 15, 2011|title=A Gay Former N.B.A. Player Responds to Kobe Bryant|url=http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/a-gay-former-player-responds-to-kobe-bryant/?scp=1&sq=john%20amaechi&st=cse/|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5y29luCQH?url=http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/a-gay-former-player-responds-to-kobe-bryant/?scp=1&sq=john%20amaechi&st=cse%2F|archive-date=April 18, 2011|access-date=March 9, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ia lalu meminta maaf atas penggunaan kata-kata tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 15, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant sorry; Lakers make plan|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6361970|work=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5xyHZ0DQW?url=http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6361970&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines|archive-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Falgoust|first=J. Michael|date=April 14, 2011|title=Bryant to appeal $100K fine for slur, but takes responsibility|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/2011-04-13-BRYANTSLUR_N.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=April 24, 2011}}</ref> Bryant dan Lakers lainnya muncul di [[Public service announcement|iklan layanan masyarakat]] mencela perbuatannya.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 21, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant, Lakers teammates appear in PSA touting diversity|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-04-21/kobe-bryant-lakers-teammates-appear-in-psa-touting-diversity|work=SportingNews.com|access-date=April 23, 2011}}</ref> Pencarian three-peat mereka berakhir ketika mereka disapu dironde kedua playoff oleh [[2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] dalam ronde kedua di playoff.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 8, 2011|title=Dallas Mavericks sweep Lakers from NBA playoffs|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-mavericks-sweep-lakers-from-nba-playoffs/|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
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Bryant menerima terapi eksperimental [[Platelet-rich plasma|plasma kaya trombosit]] disebut [[Orthokine]] di Jerman untuk mengobati sakit di lutut kiri dan engkelnya,<ref>{{cite news|date=December 25, 2011|title=Report: Kobe Bryant saw German doc|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7387602/report-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-revisited-german-doctor-ankle|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64dybHXLx?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7387602/report-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-revisited-german-doctor-ankle|archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hale|first=Mark|date=December 29, 2011|title=Yankees say A-Rod had shoulder treatment, too|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/rod_shoulder_had_treatment_too_Xm56jA8eHibHuKvzdBhcxM|newspaper=New York Post|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69umb41Fd?url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/rod_shoulder_had_treatment_too_Xm56jA8eHibHuKvzdBhcxM|archive-date=August 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> dan [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]] menggantikan Jackson yang pensiun menjadi pelatih Lakers diakhir musim. Bryant memulai musim bermain dengan pergelangan tangan yang cedera.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Jeremy|date=January 12, 2011|title=Kobe to the World: 'I'm Still Kobe'|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/01/12/nba-kobe-bryant-to-the-world-im-still-kobe/|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64dz2GiZQ?url=http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/01/12/nba-kobe-bryant-to-the-world-im-still-kobe/|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pada 10 Januari 2012, ia mencetak 48 point melawan Suns. "Tidak buruk untuk pemain terbaik ke-7 di NBA", kata Bryant, merujuk pada ranking ESPN untuk pemain terbaik awal musim itu.<ref>{{cite news|last=Arthur|first=Bruce|date=January 12, 2012|title=Lakers' Kobe Bryant won't give in to age|url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/01/12/kobe-bryant-wont-give-in-to-age/|newspaper=National Post|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64dxi2pmy?url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/01/12/kobe-bryant-wont-give-in-to-age/|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ia kemudian mencetak 40, 42, dan 42 pada 3 game berikutnya.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 14, 2012|title=Chris Paul-led Clips win L.A. clash despite Kobe Bryant's 42|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320114012|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Itu keenam kalinya ia mencetak 40 point atau lebih di 4 game beruntun, yang hanya bisa dilewati Chamberlain (19 kali).<ref>{{cite news|last=Haberstroh|first=Tom|date=January 16, 2012|title=Can Kobe catch Kareem?|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7466514/can-kobe-bryant-catch-kareem-abdul-jabbar-all-time-scoring-title-nba|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 27, 2020}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Pada [[2012 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game 2012]], Bryant mencetak 27 point, melewati Jordan sebagai pemain terbanyak yang mencetak di All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCann|first=Zach|date=February 27, 2012|title=Kobe Bryant sets ASG points mark|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7619144/los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-tops-michael-jordan-mark-career-asg-points|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> Ia juga mengalami patah hidung dan gegar di kuarter ketiga setelah foul keras dari [[Dwyane Wade]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McMenamin|first=Dave|date=February 29, 2012|title=Kobe Bryant also has concussion|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7626903/los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-sent-mri-suffering-broken-nose|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> Bulan April, Bryant melewati 7 game karena memar di tulang kering kirinya.<ref>{{cite web|author=CBSSports.com wire reports|title=NBA Recap – Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs – Apr 20, 2012|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120420_LAL@SA|publisher=CBSSports.com|access-date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> Ia kembali 3 game sebelum musim berakhir. Ia tidak bermain di game terakhir melawan Sacramento, mengakhiri pengejarannya untuk pencetak skor terbanyak NBA untuk ketiga kalinya, tertinggal 38 point untuk melewati [[Kevin Durant]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bolch|first=Ben|date=April 27, 2012|title=Kobe Bryant chooses not to go for NBA scoring title|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi-20120427,0,5357946.story|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Lakers kalah dari Oklahoma City Thunder yang dipimpin Durant di ronde kedua, dalam 5 game yang menjadi penampilan terakhir playoff untuk Bryant.<ref>{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|date=May 22, 2012|title=Bryant Raises Bar, but Thunder Clear It Easily|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/sports/basketball/thunder-race-past-lakers-and-into-conference-finals.html|work=The New York City|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
Lakers musim [[2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season|2012–13]] mendapat center [[Dwight Howard]] dan point guard [[Steve Nash]]. Pada 2 November, 2012, Bryant mencetak 40 point dan 2 steal, melewati [[Magic Johnson]] (1.724) untuk steal terbanyak Lakers dalam
[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg|jmpl|Bryant melakukan dunk melawan [[Milwaukee Bucks]], 2013]]
Bryant memimpin NBA dalam mencetak
Dengan Lakers berjuang untuk mendapat tempat terakhir playoff di [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]], dengan cedera di timnya, Bryant mulai bermain hampir 48 menit per game.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMenamin|first=Dave|date=April 9, 2013|title=Metta World Peace details his recovery|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/36349/metta-world-peace-details-his-recovery|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FmkKayAh?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/36349/metta-world-peace-details-his-recovery|archive-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 10 April 2013, Bryant menjadi pemain pertama NBA yang mencetak 47 point, 8 rebound, 5 assist, 4 block, dan 3 steal di 1 game NBA. Pada 12 April, Bryant menderita [[Torn Achilles tendon|Achilles tendon robek]] melawan [[2012–13 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]], mengakhiri musimnya. Cederanya muncul ketika ia bermain 7 kuarter beruntun dan setidaknya 40 menit dalam 7 game beruntun. Bryant, 34 tahun, mencetak rata-rata menit bermain tertinggi (38.6) dalam 6 tahun, dan hanya rookie Portland, [[Damian Lillard]] yang mempunyai menit bermain lebih banyak. GM Lakers [[Mitch Kupchak]] Mitch Kupchak berbicara ke Bryant tentang menit bermainnya 10 hari sebelumnya, namun Bryant bersikeras dengan menit bermainnya yang banyak untuk membawa Lakers ke playoff.<ref>{{cite news|last=Plaschke|first=Bill|date=April 13, 2013|title=Lakers weren't strong enough to protect Kobe Bryant from himself|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-apr-13-la-sp-plaschke-kobe-20130414-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FxFPfrOy?url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/apr/13/sports/la-sp-plaschke-kobe-20130414|archive-date=April 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant menjalani operasi pada 13 April untuk memperbaiki kerusakan tendonnya, dan diperkirakan ia tidak bisa bermain 6-9 bulan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Jillian|last2=Moon|first2=Jason|date=April 13, 2013|title=Kobe Bryant tears Achilles, sidelined for months|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/13/sport/kobe-bryant-injury/index.html|work=CNN.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FrO6H5Hk?url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/13/sport/kobe-bryant-injury/index.html|archive-date=April 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia mengakhiri musim seperti biasa dengan rata-rata 27.3 point, 46.3% keberhasilan, 5.6 rebound, dan 6 assist. Meski begitu, ''[[The New York Times]]'' mengatakan kepemimpinannya dengan Lakers kembali ke playoff "mungkin yang terbaik sepanjang kariernya."<ref>{{cite news|last=Cacciola|first=Scott|date=April 14, 2013|title=Bryant Goes Away, but Not Quietly|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/sports/basketball/lakers-trudge-on-as-kobe-bryant-recovers-from-surgery.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FxDlOlwF?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/sports/basketball/lakers-trudge-on-as-kobe-bryant-recovers-from-surgery.html?_r=0|archive-date=April 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> New York Times 8 kali ia mencapai 40 point musim itu, 11 kali ia mencetak 10 atau lebih assist dalam perannya sebagai distributor, disebut "Magic Mamba" dari kemampuan operan seperti [[Magic Johnson]]. Assist Bryant merupakan kedua tertinggi di kariernya dan persentase keberhasilannya yang tertinggi sejak 2008/09.<ref name="mcmenamin_05062013" /> Lakers menyelesaikan musim dengan 45–37, cukup untuk menjadi unggulan ketujuh di daerah West. Bermain tanpa Bryant, Lakers disapu 4 game oleh [[San Antonio Spurs]] di ronde pertama playoff.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pincus|first=Eric|date=April 28, 2013|title=Spurs sweep Lakers out of the playoffs|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-xpm-2013-apr-28-la-sp-sn-lakers-vs-spurs-game-4-updates-20130428-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
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Di akhir musim pada 13 April, Bryant mencetak 60 point, tertinggi musim itu, melawan [[2015–16 Utah Jazz season|Utah]] dalam game terakhir NBAnya, mengungguli seluruh tim Jazz 23–21 di kuarter keempat, dalam kemenangan Lakers 101–96.<ref>{{cite web|last=Acosta-Delacruz|first=Angelo|date=April 13, 2016|title=Kobe finishes his two-decade-long career in a fashionable way as Lakers eliminate Jazz, 101–96|url=http://www.powcast.net/2016/04/kobe-finishes-his-two-decade-long.html|website=powcast.net|publisher=Powcast Sports Hub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=2021-04-13|title=Kobe Bryant's final game: A flurry of jump shots and glory|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/15202045/kobe-bryant-final-game-flurry-jump-shots-glory|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref> Ia menjadi pemain tertua yang mencetak 60+ point pada usia 37 tahun 234 hari.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beacham|first1=Greg|date=April 28, 2016|title=Kobe scores 60 points in unbelievable farewell victory|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/14/kobe-farewell-performance.ap/|website=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831050549/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/14/kobe-farewell-performance.ap/|archive-date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lakers menyelesaikan musim itu dengan rekor 17-65, terburuk dalam sejarah tim.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 15, 2017|title=Magic Johnson has great expectations for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/magic-johnson-has-great-expectations-for-los-angeles-lakers-rookie-lonzo-ball/news-story/1d0e00fd86f1bfac47a8e592dfbb070d|access-date=January 24, 2018|website=News.com.au}}</ref>
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[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg|jmpl|Bryant menghindari tabrakan dalam game melawan [[China men's national basketball team|China]] di [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olimpiade Musim Panas 2008]]]]
Bryant menolak bermain di [[2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Olimpiade 2000]] karena ia akan menikah di akhir musim.<ref>Mike Wise [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/19/sports/nba-finals-lakers-vs-pacers-notebook-bryant-sets-his-priorities.html Bryant Sets His Priorities], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 19, 2000.</ref> Ia juga memutuskan untuk tidak bermain di [[2002 FIBA World Championship|FIBA World Championship 2002]].<ref>AP [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020907&slug=hoop07 U.S. ends losing streak at World Championship], ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', September 7, 2002.</ref> Bryant awalnya terpilih untuk mengikuti FIBA Americas Championship tahun 2003 namun mundur setelah menjalani operasi arthroscopic bahu dan lutut.<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/carter-olympic-072903.shtml Vince Carter Added to Olympic Qualifying Team], ''InsideHoops NBA'', July 29, 2003.</ref> Pada musim panas berikutnya, dia harus mundur dari tim Olimpiade karena kasus pelecehan seksualnya.<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/olympics.shtml Olympic Basketball], ''InsideHoops NBA'', 2008.</ref> Bersama [[LeBron James]], ia adalah salah satu dari dua pemain pertama yang secara publik disebutkan dalam daftar awal AS 2006-2008 pada tahun 2006 oleh [[Jerry Colangelo]].<ref>{{cite web|date=January 21, 2006|title=Kobe will play for U.S. at worlds, '08 Olympics|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=2300053|website=ESPN|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> Namun, dia sekali lagi absen setelah operasi lutut dan tidak berpartisipasi dalam [[2006 FIBA World Championship|FIBA World Championship 2006]].<ref>{{cite web|date=July 15, 2006|title=Kobe won't play for Team USA after knee surgery|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2520373|website=ESPN|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
Pada 23 Juni, 2008, ia masuk ke Tim Nasional Senior Pria AS untuk [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Olimpiade Musim Panas 2008]].<ref>{{cite web|title=James, Bryant to lead US team|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=3457017|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=June 25, 2008}}</ref> Ini adalah kali pertamanya ia bermain di Olimpiade. Bryant mencetak 20 point, termasuk 13 di kuarter keempat, dengan 6 assist, dengan tim AS mengalahkan Spanyol 118–107 untuk memenangkan [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men#Finals|medali emas]] pada 24 Agustus, 2008, dan medali emas dalam kompetisi dunia sejak [[2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Olimpiade 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahoney|first=Brian|date=August 24, 2008|title=US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-08-24-1012609106_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Ia mencetak rata-rata 15.0 point, 2.8 rebound, dan 2.1 assist dengan keberhasilan 46.2% dalam 8 pertandingan Olimpiade.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Bryant bergabung kembali dengan tim nasional untuk [[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Olimpiade Musim Panas 2012]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 2, 2010|title=Kobe commits to Team USA|url=http://www.foxsportswest.com/11/02/10/Kobe-commits-to-Team-USA/landing_lakers.html?blockID=344392&feedID=3657|work=Fox Sports|agency=Associated Press|access-date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> Setelah kembali memenangkan medali emas, Bryant memutuskan untuk pensiun dari tim.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 13, 2012|title=USA Basketball Wins Gold Over Spain, Rio Next in 2016|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/08/13/lebron-helps-us-beat-spain-in-tight-olympic-final/|work=Fox News}}</ref> Ia menyelesaikan
== Profil Pemain ==
[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg|kiri|jmpl|Bryant menembak [[fadeaway]] melewati [[Shane Battier]] tahun 2009.]]
Bryant utamanya bermain sebagai [[shooting guard]]. Dia terdaftar {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m}} dan {{convert|212|lb|kg}},<ref name="Reference">{{cite web|title=Kobe Bryant NBA|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> Ia sering disebut sebagai salah pencetak point paling berbahaya di NBA.<ref>{{cite news|last1=DuPree|first1=David|date=January 24, 2006|title=Anyone up for 100?|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006-01-23-100-points_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pelton|first=Kevin|title=Los Angeles Lakers: 2013–14 roster (Subscription Required)|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/preview2013/story/_/page/2013-14-lal-preview/los-angeles-lakers-player-profiles|publisher=ESPN Insider|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> Bryant sering dibandingkan dengan Jordan, yang ia contoh gaya permainannya.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Jordan eases off talk|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9764802/michael-jordan-says-kobe-bryant-lebron-james|publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Marc|author-link=Marc Stein (reporter)|date=October 29, 2001|title=Kobe, Hill deal with being the next Michael|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=1270487&type=columnist|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref><ref name="hoffman_12132014">{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Benjamin|date=December 13, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant Is Nearly an Equal of Michael Jordan, Except in Fan Adoration|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-is-nearly-an-equal-of-michael-jordan-except-in-fan-adoration.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> Seperti Jordan, ia dikenal karena [[Fall-away (basketball)|fall-away jump shotnya]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=December 14, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant rises up before falling away|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40621/kobe-bryant-rises-up-before-falling-away|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215122603/http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40621/kobe-bryant-rises-up-before-falling-away|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Ballard dari ''Sports Illustrated'' menjelaskan gerakan terkenal Bryant yang lainnya adalah "jab step-and-pause" dimana Bryant melakukan jab dengan kaki non-[[Pivot foot|pivot]] maju untuk membuat defender rileks, namun bukannya membawa kaki jab kembali, ia mendorongnya dan melaju di sekitar lawannya untuk mencapai basket.<ref>Ballard, Chris. [https://www.si.com/more-sports/2008/05/27/kobe0602 Kobe's well-honed killer instinct] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217183232/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/chris_ballard/05/27/kobe0602/1.html|date=February 17, 2010}}, sportsillustrated.cnn.com, May 28, 2008, Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref>
Bryant membangun reputasi mengambil tembakan di saat terakhir game yang ketat,<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=December 20, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant delivers the final miss again|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40674/kobe-bryant-delivers-the-final-miss-again|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V01uNybx?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40674/kobe-bryant-delivers-the-final-miss-again|archive-date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Zach|date=December 20, 2014|title=Lakers' Jeremy Lin on game winners: 'I would love to shoot some'|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24904469/lakers-jeremy-lin-on-game-winners-i-would-love-to-shoot-some|work=CBSSports.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V02REEVh?url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24904469/lakers-jeremy-lin-on-game-winners-i-would-love-to-shoot-some|archive-date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Bruce|date=December 20, 2014|title=Jenkins on NBA: Bryant becomes more gunner than top gun|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/Jenkins-on-NBA-Bryant-becomes-more-gunner-than-5971200.php|work=SFGate.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V02omWa4?url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/Jenkins-on-NBA-Bryant-becomes-more-gunner-than-5971200.php|archive-date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> bahkan bila dijaga [[Double team|dua]] ataupun tiga orang,<ref name="pingue_11302015" /> dan tercatat sebagai salah satu penutup premier di NBA.<ref name="pingue_11302015" /><ref>McMenamin, Dave. [https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?id=4983889 Shots heard 'round the world], ESPN, March 11, 2010, Retrieved February 27, 2020.</ref> Dalam survei tahunan GM NBA tahun 2012, Bryant terpilih tahun 2012 untuk 10 musim beruntun sebagai pemain yang diinginkan untuk menembak tembakan terakhir.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 17, 2012|title=2011–12 NBA.com GM Survey Results|url=http://www.nba.com/news/features/2012-gm-survey/index.html|work=NBA.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67UdhkP2F?url=http://www.nba.com/news/features/2012-gm-survey/index.html|archive-date=May 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Crunch">{{cite web|last=Abbott|first=Henry|title=The truth about Kobe Bryant in crunch time|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24200/the-truth-about-kobe-bryant-in-crunch-time|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/645NlaB8Q?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id/24200/the-truth-about-kobe-bryant-in-crunch-time|archive-date=December 21, 2011|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> Bryant menikmati dirinya menjadi "orang jahat," dicerca oleh orang lalu mendiamkannya dengan permainannya.<ref name="smallwood_02062012" /><ref name="brewer_12022015" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|date=November 9, 2015|title=Amid the Points and Applause, One Single Shot Ignited Love Story of Kobe, NYC|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2587406-amid-the-points-and-applause-one-single-shot-ignited-love-story-of-kobe-nyc|work=Bleacher Report|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dRw1AAX1?url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2587406-amid-the-points-and-applause-one-single-shot-ignited-love-story-of-kobe-nyc|archive-date=December 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Kemampuannya dalam menembak tembakan yang sulit juga dikritik.<ref name="hoffman_12132014" /><ref name="espn_sg_rank_2016">{{cite news|date=January 19, 2016|title=All-Time #NBArank: Michael Jordan tops list of best shooting guards|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankSGs/ranking-top-10-shooting-guards-ever|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fFk5zYXs?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankSGs/ranking-top-10-shooting-guards-ever|archive-date=February 12, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Sepanjang karirnya Bryant diremehkan karena sering menembak namun egois;<ref name="Crunch" /><ref name="lowe_top100">{{cite web|last=Lowe|first=Zach|title=Top 100 NBA Players — Nos. 1–10|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/blogs/nba-point-forward/2011/08/16/top-100-nba-players-nos-1-10/|work=Sports Illustrated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010519/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/blogs/nba-point-forward/2011/08/16/top-100-nba-players-nos-1-10/|archive-date=October 5, 2013|access-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Tom|date=November 30, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant set to play final game in Philadelphia|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/basketball/sixers/mc-kobe-final-game-in-philly-1130-20151130-story.html|newspaper=The Morning Call|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dRtqZ3q1?url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/basketball/sixers/mc-kobe-final-game-in-philly-1130-20151130-story.html|archive-date=December 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ia menjadi pemain yang lebih banyak meleset dalam karirnya dibanding pemain manapun dalam sejarah NBA.{{#tag:ref|In 2014, Bryant passed Havlicek's previous mark of 13,417 missed shots,<ref>{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Baxter |title=Misses add up to big part of Kobe's legacy |date=November 11, 2014 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40363/misses-add-up-to-big-part-of-kobes-legacy|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U2UFPSIh?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40363/misses-add-up-to-big-part-of-kobes-legacy |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and he retired with 14,481.|group=lower-alpha}} Phil Jackson, yang melatih Bryant bertahun-tahun, menyatakan Bryant "selalu memaksa aksinya, terutama bila game tidak berjalan sesuai jalannya. Ketika tembakannya meleset, Kobe akan terus melakukannya hingga keberuntungannya berubah."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|title=Phil Jackson throws the book at Kobe Bryant|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-may-16-la-sp-phil-jackson-kobe-20130516-story.html|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> Menurut Bryant, "Aku lebih memilih 0 dari 30 sebelum aku memilih 0 dari 9; 0 dari 9 berarti Anda mengalahkan diri sendiri, Anda keluar dari permainan."<ref name="hoffman_11302015">{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Benjamin|date=November 30, 2015|title=In Most Areas, Good or Bad, Kobe Bryant Has Simply Done More|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-retire.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXCZD5OS?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-retire.html?_r=0|archive-date=December 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sebagai tambahan dari kemampuannya menyerang, Bryant juga menetapkan dirinya sebagai In addition to his abilities on offense, Bryant also established himself as a pemain bertahan yang menonjol.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pelton|first=Kevin|date=November 7, 2005|title=Every Play Counts: Kobe Bryant|url=http://www.82games.com/pelton8.htm|work=82games.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V1ulG89Z?url=http://www.82games.com/pelton8.htm|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant jarang melakukan [[Charge (basketball)|charges]] ketika ia bermain bertahan, yang ia percaya berkontribusi terhadap kepanjangan karirnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMenamin|first=Dave|date=May 17, 2012|title=Kobe Bryant: Charges carry big risk|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7935166/2012-nba-playoffs-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-cites-injury-risk-drawing-charges|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/694divRK2?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7935166/2012-nba-playoffs-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-cites-injury-risk-drawing-charges|archive-date=July 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Beberapa kritik menyarankan bahwa penghargaan defensifnya dalam tahun-tahun terakhirnya diberikan karena reputasinya dibanding dengan permainannya.<ref name="medina_05092011">{{cite news|last=Medina|first=Mark|date=May 9, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant named to NBA's all-defensive first team for ninth time|url=http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/05/kobe-bryant-named-to-nbas-all-defensive-team-for-ninth-time.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V1v8AawK?url=http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/05/kobe-bryant-named-to-nbas-all-defensive-team-for-ninth-time.html|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lowe_05262013">{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=Zach|date=May 26, 2013|title=An Open Letter to Kobe Bryant About His Defense|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/an-open-letter-to-kobe-bryant-about-his-defense/|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V1vGji3k?url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/an-open-letter-to-kobe-bryant-about-his-defense/|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Paine|first=Neal|date=December 12, 2014|title=Once And For All: Michael Jordan Was Way Better Than Kobe Bryant|url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/michael-jordan-kobe-bryant/|work=FiveThirtyEight|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V1vTNNJJ?url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/michael-jordan-kobe-bryant/|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Bryant juga dipuji karena etos kerjanya yang tak kenal lelah, dijuluki "mentalitas Mamba".<ref>{{cite news|last=Woike|first=Dan|date=May 14, 2021|title=How Kobe Bryant influenced the next generation of NBA stars|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-05-14/kobe-bryant-influence-next-generation-nba-stars|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shelburne|first=Ramona|date=April 13, 2013|title=Kobe and L.A. tradition will be tested|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9167365/los-angeles-lakers-guard-kobe-bryant-achilles-injury-signal-end-lakers-era|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Fqyo6U8A?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9167365/los-angeles-lakers-guard-kobe-bryant-achilles-injury-signal-end-lakers-era|archive-date=April 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Sepanjang 16 musim pertamanya, tubuhnya ulet,<ref name="ap_01262015" /> dan ia menunjukkan [[Pain threshold|ambang rasa sakit]] yang tinggi saat sering bermain melalui cedera.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adande|first=J. A.|date=January 26, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant pays price for greatness|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12222849/kobe-bryant-pays-price-greatness-requires|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VszidAJN?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12222849/kobe-bryant-pays-price-greatness-requires|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ballard|first=Chris|date=August 26, 2014|title=Examining Kobe Bryant's legendary pain tolerance and road to recovery|url=https://www.si.com/edge/2014/08/28/kobe-bryant-recovery-lakers-judy-seto-knee-injury|work=Sports Illustrated|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Vt0HJz2C?url=http://www.si.com/edge/2014/08/28/kobe-bryant-recovery-lakers-judy-seto-knee-injury|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Pesaing yang sengit, Bryant membuat lawan dan rekannya menjadi objek cemoohannya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Brian|date=January 8, 2015|title=Wolf on the Rock: The Ludicrous, Glorious Doom of Kobe Bryant|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wolf-on-the-rock-the-ludicrous-glorious-doom-of-kobe-bryant/|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fFiWq5Kh?url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wolf-on-the-rock-the-ludicrous-glorious-doom-of-kobe-bryant/|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Chris|last2=Concepcion|first2=Jason|date=February 17, 2015|title=Six Seconds to Perfection: The Best NBA Vines of the Season|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/six-seconds-to-perfection-the-best-nba-vines-of-the-season/|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fFigOhsX?url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/six-seconds-to-perfection-the-best-nba-vines-of-the-season/|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Banyak pemain menganggapnya sulit untuk bermain bersama karena level komitmen dan performanya yang tinggi.<ref name="ding_102202014">{{cite news|last=Ding|first=Kevin|date=October 22, 2014|title=Julius Randle's Development Poses Final Leadership Test for Kobe Bryant|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2240663-julius-randles-development-poses-final-leadership-test-for-kobe-bryant|work=BleacherReport.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TYMaO8Dc?url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2240663-julius-randles-development-poses-final-leadership-test-for-kobe-bryant|archive-date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Markazi|first=Arash|date=October 12, 2014|title=Long a tough, chilly teammate, Kobe Bryant has mellowed and now is a mentor|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40163/long-a-tough-chilly-teammate-kobe-bryant-has-mellowed-and-now-is-a-mentor|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TYMl1a0W?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40163/long-a-tough-chilly-teammate-kobe-bryant-has-mellowed-and-now-is-a-mentor|archive-date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Henry|date=October 20, 2014|title=Kobe|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11717596/is-kobe-bryant-reason-los-angeles-lakers-downfall|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TYMukOau?url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11717596/is-kobe-bryant-reason-los-angeles-lakers-downfall|archive-date=October 24, 2014|magazine=ESPN The Magazine|url-status=live}}</ref> Menurut penulis olahraga Mark Heisler dari ''[[Forbes]]'', "sekitar tahun 2004-2007, Kobe adalah superstar yang paling terasingi yang pernah dilihat oleh NBA."<ref name="heisler_10222014">{{cite news|last=Heisler|first=Mark|date=October 22, 2014|title=Who Killed Lakers? ESPN Says It Was Someone on Inside With the Initials Kobe Bryant|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markheisler/2014/10/22/who-killed-lakers-espn-says-it-was-someone-on-inside-with-the-initials-kobe-bryant/|work=Forbes.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TYNKpw6b?url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/markheisler/2014/10/22/who-killed-lakers-espn-says-it-was-someone-on-inside-with-the-initials-kobe-bryant/|archive-date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Setelah kepergian [[Shaquille O'Neal]], ia memimpin Lakers ke 2 kejuaraan NBA; saat itu, ia lebih menjadi mentor untuk rekan setimnya dibanding awal karirnya.<ref name="ding_102202014" /><ref name="heisler_10222014" /> Mantan pelatih kepala Bryant [[Phil Jackson]] mencatat bahwa perbedaan besar antara masa pertama dan keduanya melatih Lakers adalah bila di tahun awalnya Bryant dengan Lakers, biasanya "Beri aku bolanya, sialan." Periode berikutnya, "[Bryant] menerima tim dan rekannya, memanggil mereka ketika kami di jalan dan mengundang mereka makan malam. Seolah-olah para pemain lain sekarang adalah rekannya, bukan pembawa tombak pribadinya."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=May 16, 2013|title=Phil Jackson's new book focuses a lot on (who else?) Kobe Bryant|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/16/sports/la-sp-ln-phil-jackson-new-book-kobe-bryant-20130515|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
== Warisan Basket ==▼
{{See also|Daftar pencapaian karir oleh Kobe Bryant}}
[[Berkas:Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg|kiri|jmpl|Bryant memegang bola pada tahun 2014, ketika ia menjadi pemain NBA pertama dengan lebih dari 30.000 poin dan 6.000 assist<ref name="holmes_11302014" />]]
Bryant disebut sebagai "salah satu pemain terbaik dalam sejarah permainan kami" oleh komisioner NBA [[Adam Silver]],<ref name="keh_11292015">{{cite news|last=Keh|first=Andrew|date=November 29, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant Announces Retirement|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dQ5jS7dr?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1|archive-date=November 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> dan ''[[The New York Times]]'' menulis bahwa ia mempunyai "salah satu karir yang paling berwarna dalam sejarah olahraga."<ref name="keh_11292015" /> [[Reuters]] menyebutnya "bisa dibilang sebagai pemain terbaik dalam generasinya",<ref name="pingue_11302015">{{cite news|last=Pingue|first=Frank|date=November 30, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant to retire at end of season|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nba-bryant-idUSKBN0TJ00B20151130#bK9r5HY9zI03wKtQ.97|work=Reuters|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dQQXqXa9?url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-nba-bryant-idUSKBN0TJ00B20151130|archive-date=November 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> sementara ''[[Sporting News]]'' dan [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] menamainya sebagai pemain NBA dekade ini untuk tahun 2000an.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 15, 2010|title=Kobe Bryant Elected As The NBA Player Of The Decade|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/kobe-bryant-elected-as-the-nba-player-of-the-decade_100320608.html|publisher=Thaindian.com|access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/article/2009-09-24/sporting-news-nba-athlete-decade-kobe-bryant-sg-lakers|title=Sporting News' NBA Athlete of the Decade: Kobe Bryant, SG, Lakers|magazine=Sporting News|access-date=June 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412122936/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/article/2009-09-24/sporting-news-nba-athlete-decade-kobe-bryant-sg-lakers|archive-date=April 12, 2010}}</ref> Tahun 2008 dan kemudian 2016, ESPN memberi peringkat kedua [[shooting guard]] terbaik sepanjang masa setelah Jordan.<ref name="espn_sg_rank_2016" /><ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|date=March 11, 2008|title=Special Dime: Greatest shooting guards of all time|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-GreatestSGs|publisher=ESPN|access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> Pemain seperti [[Kevin Durant]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Royce|date=December 1, 2015|title=Kevin Durant frustrated by media's handling of Kobe Bryant|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14261276/kevin-durant-oklahoma-city-thunder-discusses-idolizing-treatment-retiring-kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6etSsOPGX?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14261276/kevin-durant-oklahoma-city-thunder-discusses-idolizing-treatment-retiring-kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers|archive-date=January 29, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dirk Nowitzki]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=January 27, 2016|title=Kobe will miss talking trash with Dirk Nowitzki|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/42641/kobe-bryant-recalls-18-seasons-of-facing-dirk-nowitzki|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6etTKWTyg?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/42641/kobe-bryant-recalls-18-seasons-of-facing-dirk-nowitzki|archive-date=January 29, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dwyane Wade]],<ref name="jackson_02022016" /> dan [[Derrick Rose]] menyebut Bryant sebagai Jordan generasi mereka.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friedell|first=Nick|date=January 28, 2016|title=Rose: Kobe is the Jordan of our generation|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/22848/derrick-rose-kobe-is-the-jordan-of-our-generation|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6etTV81al?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/22848/rose-kobe-is-the-jordan-of-our-generation|archive-date=January 29, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Benjamin|date=November 15, 2014|title=To the End, Kobe Bryant Is a Shooting Guard, Hot or Cold|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/sports/basketball/to-the-end-kobe-bryant-is-a-shooting-guard-hot-or-cold.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6etRw8sWR?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/sports/basketball/to-the-end-kobe-bryant-is-a-shooting-guard-hot-or-cold.html?_r=0|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Press-Enterprise]]'' mendeskripsikan Bryant sebagai "mungkin Laker terhebat dalam sejarah tim".<ref>{{cite news|last=Woike|first=Dan|date=November 29, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant announces plans to retire following this season|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/season-787798-bryant-retire.html|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dQNiRYol?url=http://www.pe.com/articles/season-787798-bryant-retire.html|archive-date=November 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia adalah pemimpin pencetak point Lakers sepanjang masa, dan 5 gelarnya menyamai terbanyak dalam sejarah tim.<ref name="espn_11292015">{{cite news|date=November 29, 2015|title=Top stats to know: Kobe Bryant's statistical legacy|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/112016/top-stats-to-know-kobe-bryants-statistical-legacy|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dQA0Qf5K?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/112016/top-stats-to-know-kobe-bryants-statistical-legacy|archive-date=November 30, 2015|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Kedua nomor yang ia gunakan selama karirnya, 8 dan 24, dipensiunkan oleh Lakers pada 18 Desember, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnovitz|first=Kevin|date=December 19, 2017|title=Kobe Bryant has numbers 8 and 24 retired by the Lakers|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21811693/nba-kobe-bryant-gets-8-24-retired-close-warriors-lakers-matchup|work=ESPN|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> Dalam tahun pertama persyaratannya, Bryant dinamai finalis untuk [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]], beberapa minggu setelah kematiannya,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ganguli|first=Tania|date=February 14, 2020|title=Kobe Bryant leads Hall of Fame finalists during somber day|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-02-14/kobe-bryant-leads-hall-of-fame-finalist-list-for-2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> sebelum terpilih beberapa bulan kemudian pada April 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Woike|first=Dan|date=April 4, 2020|title=Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-04-04/lakers-legend-kobe-bryant-officially-2020-basketball-hall-of-fame-class|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> Pelantikan formalnya ditunda hingga 2021 karena [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|pandemi COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|date=May 16, 2021|title=Kobe Bryant inducted posthumously into Basketball Hall of Fame|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210516-kobe-bryant-inducted-posthumously-into-basketball-hall-of-fame|work=France24.com|agency=AFP|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
Dengan rata-rata karir 25.0 point, 5.2 rebound, 4.7 assist, dan 1.4 steal per game,<ref name="Reference" /> Bryant dianggap sebagai salah satu pemain terlengkap dalam sejarah NBA.<ref name="hh">HoopsHype.com. [http://hoopshype.com/players/kobe_bryant.htm NBA Players – Kobe Bryant]. Accessed May 8, 2007</ref> Ia adalah pencetak point terbanyak keempat dalam sejarah NBA dengan 33.643 point.<ref>{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Broderick|date=May 15, 2021|title=Magic Johnson: Young Kobe Bryant showed maturity during failure|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-05-15/kobe-bryant-hall-of-fame-magic-johnson|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> Ia adalah pemain pertama dalam sejarah NBA yang memiliki setidaknya 30.000 dan 6.000 dalam karirnya,<ref name="holmes_11302014">{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=November 30, 2014|title=Kobe gets milestone on 6,000th assist|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11961944/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-becomes-first-player-nba-history-30000-points-6000-assists|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> dan merupakan salah satu dari hanya empat pemain dengan 25.000 point, 6.000 rebound, dan 6.000 assist.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=November 30, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant says he knew from onset that 2015–16 would be final season|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14257274/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-says-knew-2015-16-final-season|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXpvvSKC?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14257274/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-says-knew-2015-16-final-season|archive-date=December 5, 2015|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant [[List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders|memimpin NBA dalam mencetak point]] selama musim {{nbay|2005}} dan {{nbay|2006}}.<ref name="bio" /> Performa 81 pointnya melawan Toronto adalah yang tertinggi kedua dalam sejarah NBA,<ref name="tor">{{cite web|date=January 12, 2006|title=Kobe's 81-point game second only to Wilt|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=260122013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref> di belakang hanya 100 point dari Chamberlain. Ia mencetak minimal 50 point 24 kali dalam karirnya, ketiga dalam sejarah NBA dibelakang Jordan (31) dan Chamberlain (118);<ref name="lakers_11292015" /> Enam kali Bryant mencetak minimal 60 point.<ref name="martin_11292015">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Brian|date=November 29, 2015|title=KOBE BY THE NUMBERS|url=http://stats.nba.com/featured/kobe_by_the_numbers_2015_11_29.html|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dRxcqrA6?url=http://stats.nba.com/featured/kobe_by_the_numbers_2015_11_29.html|archive-date=December 1, 2015|website=NBA.com|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia hanya menjadi pemain ketiga dalam sejarah NBA yang mencetak rata-rata 40 point dalam satu bulan kalender, yang ia lakukan empat kali.{{#tag:ref|Chamberlain did it 15 times, and Baylor once.<ref name=espn_12142014/>|group=lower-alpha}} Bryant terpilih sebagai NVP NBA tahun 2008 dan membawa timnya ke [[2008 NBA Finals|NBA Finals 2008]] sebagai unggulan pertama di Western Conference.<ref name="Kobe MVP">{{cite web|date=May 6, 2008|title=Kobe Bryant Wins Most Valuable Player Award|url=http://www.nba.com//news/kobe_mvp_080506.html|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901171948/http://www.nba.com/news/kobe_mvp_080506.html|archive-date=September 1, 2010|access-date=May 6, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pada [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olimpiade Musim Panas 2008]], ia memenangkan [[Gold medal|medali emas]] sebagai anggota [[United States men's national basketball team|tim basket pria AS]], terkadang disebut sebagai "The Redeem Team".<ref name="RedeemTeambySheridan">{{cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Chris|date=August 25, 2008|title=Redeem Team proves worthy of Dream Team comparison|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer08/basketball/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=DreamRedeem-080825|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref> Ia kembali memenangkan medali emasi di [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olimpiade Musim Panas 2012]]. Ia membawa Lakers ke dua kejuaraan tahun 2009 dan 2010, memenangkan [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]] untuk keduanya.
Bryant masuk All-Star 18 kali, kedua dibelakang [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] yang masuk 19 kali.<ref name="espn_01212016">{{cite news|date=January 21, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant top vote-getter for 18th and final All-Star Game|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14622192/top-vote-getter-kobe-bryant-gets-start-final-all-star-game|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6eicI3E8r?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14622192/top-vote-getter-kobe-bryant-gets-start-final-all-star-game|archive-date=January 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia dipilih 18 kali beruntun, sebuah rekor, dan setiap kali sebagai starter.<ref name="bresnahan_01222015" /><ref name="martin_11292015" /><ref name="espn_01212016" /> Ia juga empat kali (2003, 2011, 2013, 2016) menjadi peraih suara terbanyak.<ref name="espn_01212016" /> Empat kali Bryant dinamai [[NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star MVP]], rekor yang menyamai [[Bob Pettit]].<ref name="martin_11292015" /> Ia dipilih untuk [[All-NBA Team]] 15 kali, menyamai terbanyak dengan Abdul-Jabbar dan [[Tim Duncan]],<ref>{{cite news|date=February 10, 2016|title=All-Time #NBArank: Players 11–15|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarank160205/all-nbarank-11-15|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fFbsnwHJ?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarank160205/all-nbarank-11-15|archive-date=February 12, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> dan 11 kali first-team menyamai kedua terbanyak dengan [[Karl Malone]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trudell|first=Mike|date=May 23, 2013|title=Kobe Named All-NBA First Team ... Again|url=http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2013/05/23/kobe-named-all-nba-first-team-again/|work=Lakers.com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6GrTgopaX?url=http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2013/05/23/kobe-named-all-nba-first-team-again/|archive-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant juga dipilih 12 kali untuk [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive Team]], dibelakang 15 milik Duncan, dan sembilan kali ia dinamai All-Defensive First Team, menyamai Jordan, Garnett, dan [[Gary Payton]] sebagai yang terbanyak.<ref name="espn_11292015" /><ref name="martin_11292015" /> Ia adalah guard pertama yang [[List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders|bermain 20 musim di NBA]].<ref name="espn_11292015" /> Ia juga memenangkan [[NBA Slam Dunk Contest]] tahun 1997 dan pemenang termuda.<ref name="bryanko01">{{cite web|title=Kobe Bryant|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref> Selama karirnya, Bryant mencetak 40+ point dalam 121 game, dan 21 kali ia mencatat triple-double.<ref name="lakers_11292015" />
Ketika [[2020 NBA playoffs|playoff NBA 2020]], pemain Lakers menggunakan jersey 'Black Mamba' untuk menghormati Bryant. Didesain oleh Bryant sendiri, jersey hitam ini menampilkan pola kulit ular dengan aksen kuning dan 16 bintang yang mewakili 16 kejuaraan tim saat itu. Dalam kemenangan game 2 melawan [[Denver Nuggets]] di final Western Conference, [[Anthony Davis]] mencetak 3-point buzzer beater dan meneriakkan nama Bryant, saat tim mengenakan jersey 'Black Mamba'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Davis yelled 'Kobe' after he sank game winner|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/anthony-davis-yelled-kobe-sank-120027067.html|website=sports.yahoo.com|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> Menyusul kemenangan Game 2 di [[2020 NBA Finals|NBA Finals 2020]], [[LeBron James]] ditanya tentang jersey tersebut dan mengatakan ini: "Selalu spesial untuk mewakili seseorang yang sangat berarti, tidak hanya untuk permainan ini namun untuk organisasi Lakers selama 20+ tahun. Bagi kami untuk menghormatinya, di lapangan ini, ini adalah momennya."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lakers switch to Kobe Bryant-designed 'Black Mamba' jerseys for potential NBA Finals finisher|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-switch-kobe-bryant-black-mamba-jerseys-nba-finals-222706761.html|website=sports.yahoo.com|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>
== NBA career statistics ==
Baris 373 ⟶ 385:
| 220 || 200 || 39.3 || .448 || .331 || .816 || 5.1 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .6 || 25.6
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▲== Warisan ==
== Di luar lapangan ==
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=== Kedermawanan ===
Bryant adalah duta resmi After-School All-Stars (ASAS), organisasi non-profit Amerika yang menyediakan program komprehensif untuk anak-anak lulus sekolah di 13 kota di AS. Bryant juga memulai Kobe Bryant China Fund yang bekerjasama dengan Soong Ching Ling Foundation, sebuah badan amal yang didukung oleh Pemerintah China. Kobe Bryant China Fund meningkatkan uang di China dan dialokasikan untuk program pendidikan dan kesehatan. 4 November, 2010, Bryant tampil bersama Zach Braff di acara peluncuran Call of Duty: Black Ops di Bandara Santa Monica, yang mereka beri cek $1 juta untuk Call of Duty Endowment, organisasi non-profit yang didirikan Activision yang membantu transisi veteran ke
=== Kobe Inc. ===
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