Wikipedia

Kobe Bryant: Perbedaan antara revisi

Jelajahi riwayat secara interaktif
← Revisi sebelumnyaRevisi selanjutnya →
Konten dihapus Konten ditambahkan
VisualTeks wiki
DMic00710 (bicara | kontrib)
229 suntingan
Tag: Dikembalikan VisualEditor
DMic00710 (bicara | kontrib)
229 suntingan
Tidak ada ringkasan suntingan
Tag: Dikembalikan VisualEditor-alih
Baris 126:
[[2005–06 NBA season|Musim 2005–06]] menandakan perubahan dalam karir basket bryant. Terlepas dengan perselisihan masa lalu dengan Bryant, Jackson kembali untuk melatih Lakers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Jackson|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/phil_jackson/|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201035612/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/phil_jackson/|archive-date=December 1, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bryant mendukung langkah itu, dan secara keseluruhan, terlihat dua pria itu bekerja sama dengan baik untuk kedua kalinya, memimpin Lakers [[2006 NBA Playoffs|kembali ke playoff]]. Prestasi penilaian individu Bryant yang ia catat menghasilkan musim statistik terbaik dalam karirnya. Pada 20 Desember 2005, Bryant mencetak 62 point dalam tiga kuarter melawan [[2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]]. Memasuki kuarter keempat, Bryant mengungguli seluruh tim Mavericks 62–61, satu-satunya saat seorang pemain melakukan ini melalui tiga kuarter sejak diperkenalkannya [[shot clock]].<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 25, 2008}}</ref> Ketika Lakers menghadapi [[2005–06 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] pada 16 Januari 2006, Bryant dan Shaquille O'Neal menjadi berita utama dengan melakukan jabat tangan dan pelukan sebelum pertandingan, menandakan perubahan dalam [[Shaq–Kobe feud|perseteruan]] yang telah bercokol di antara mereka.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 30, 2016|title=How the Shaq-Kobe feud began|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/how-the-shaquille-onealkobe-bryant-feud-began/news-story/d79d50f47dd2985078e4d8817d9000f8|website=NewsComAu|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 18, 2006|title=O'Neal Squashes Feud With Bryant|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011701377_pf.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 17, 2009}}</ref> Sebulan kemudian, di [[2006 NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Game 2006]], keduanya terlihat tertawa bersama.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wurst|first=Matthew D.|date=February 19, 2006|title=55 Things About the 55th All-Star Game|url=http://www.nba.com/allstar2006/allstar_game/55things_as06.html|publisher=Nba.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411001805/http://www.nba.com/allstar2006/allstar_game/55things_as06.html|archive-date=April 11, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2010|quote=What happened after Shaq and Kobe got entangled in the lane during the first quarter? Nothing but laughter all around.|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
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:&nbsp;#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|HeIa joinedbergabung dengan Chamberlain (5 timeskali), Baylor, [[Rick Barry]] anddan Jordan (2) indengan rata-rata averaginglebih overdari 35 pointspoint.<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>
 
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 ia 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 ia 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>
Baris 132:
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 karir keduanya.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA All-Star Game|url=http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/allstar_game/index.html|publisher=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016041541/http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/allstar_game/index.html|archive-date=October 16, 2015|access-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Selama musim itu, Bryant terlibat dalam sejumlah insiden di lapangan. Pada tanggal 28 Januari ketika mencoba untuk melakukan kontak dengan potensi ''game-winner'' jump shot, ia mengayunkan lengannya, mengenai wajah guard [[2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] [[Manu Ginóbili]] dengan sikunya.<ref name="flailed">{{cite web|title=Bryant assessed flagrant foul for elbow in Philly|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2795315|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> Setelah tinjauan, Bryant diskors untuk pertandingan berikutnya di [[Madison Square Garden]] melawan [[2006–07 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]]. Dasar yang diberikan untuk suspensi adalah bahwa Bryant telah melakukan "gerakan tidak wajar" dalam mengayunkan lengannya ke belakang.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Chris|author-link=Chris Sheridan (sportswriter)|date=January 30, 2007|title=Kobe serves suspension against Knicks|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2748084|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=June 25, 2008}}</ref> Kemudian, pada tanggal 6 Maret, ia sepertinya mengulangi gerakan itu, kali ini menyerang guard [[2006–07 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] [[Marko Jarić]].<ref name="flailed" /> Pada 7 Maret, NBA memberi Bryant skorsing satu pertandingan keduanya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Chris|author-link=Chris Sheridan (sportswriter)|date=March 8, 2007|title=Kobe serves one-game suspension against Bucks|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2790534|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=June 25, 2008}}</ref> Dalam pertandingan pertamanya pada tanggal 9 Maret, ia menyikut wajah [[Kyle Korver]] yang kemudian diklasifikasikan kembali sebagai [[flagrant foul]] Tipe 1.<ref name="flailed" />
 
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 hadmencetak 50 pointspoint 45 timeskali inpada 1961–621961-62 anddan 30 inpada 1962–631962-63.<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>
 
=== Kembali ke puncak (2007–2010) ===
Baris 171:
Bryant melanjutkan latihannnya pada November 2013, setelah musim 2013–2014 dimulai. Pada 25 November, ia menandatangani 2 tahun perpanjangan kontrak dengan Lakers senilai $48.5 juta.<ref>{{cite web|author=Helin, Kurt|date=November 25, 2013|title=Lakers sign Kobe Bryant to two-year, $48.5 million contract extension|url=http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/25/lakers-sign-kobe-bryant-to-two-year-contract-extension/|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> Ia tetap menjadi pemain dengan bayaran tertinggi, meskipun menerima kontrak yang lebih murah; Ia dapat menerima perpanjangan mulai $32 juta.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pincus|first=Eric|date=November 25, 2013|title=Lakers sign Kobe Bryant to a two-year contract extension|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-sign-kobe-bryant-2-year-extension-20131125,0,2809465.story#ixzz2lgvzE5No|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LOwpMIq4?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-sign-kobe-bryant-2-year-extension-20131125,0,2809465.story#ixzz2lgvzE5No|archive-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Kontraknya menjadi topik yang dipertentangkan, dengan pencela mengatakan pemain bintang harusnya mendapat uang lebih sedikit agar timnya mendapat kebebasan finansial, sementara pendukung mengatakan pemain terbesar NBA dibayar kurang dari nilai sebenarnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berger|first=Ken|date=October 14, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant does not want to hear that he is overpaid|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24752384/kobe-bryant-does-not-want-to-hear-that-he-is-overpaid|work=CBS Sports|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U5N3VsM9?url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24752384/kobe-bryant-does-not-want-to-hear-that-he-is-overpaid|archive-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dwyer|first=Kelly|date=November 13, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant on the difference between Tim Duncan's contract and his: 'It's a different market, man'|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-on-the-difference-between-tim-duncan-s-contract-and-his---it-s-a-different-market--man-205127573.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U5NAuAmG?url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-on-the-difference-between-tim-duncan-s-contract-and-his---it-s-a-different-market--man-205127573.html|archive-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Amick|first=Sam|date=November 13, 2014|title=As Kobe faces Duncan for 78th time, comparison unavoidable|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/11/12/kobe-bryant-tim-duncan-los-angeles-lakers-san-antonio-spurs-gregg-popovich/18932075/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U5NS5HtK?url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/11/12/kobe-bryant-tim-duncan-los-angeles-lakers-san-antonio-spurs-gregg-popovich/18932075/|archive-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant lanjut bermain pada 8 Desember setelah melewatkan 19 game pertama. Pada 17 Desember, Bryant menyamai rekor point satu musim tertingginya dengan 21 point dengan kemenangan 96-92 melawan Memphis, namun menderita [[Lateral tibial plateau fracture|retak lateral tibial plateau]] di lutut kirinya dan diperkirakan ia tidak akan bermain untuk 6 minggu.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shelburne|first=Ramona|date=December 20, 2013|title=Lakers lose Kobe Bryant again|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10167684/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-likely-six-weeks-injured-knee|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6M4SflVl8?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10167684/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-likely-six-weeks-injured-knee|archive-date=December 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia bermain 6 game setelah kembali dari cedera Achillesnya, termasuk menjadi point guard ketika Nash, [[Steve Blake]], and [[Jordan Farmar]] mengalami cedera.<ref>{{cite news|last=Joseph|first=Adi|date=December 20, 2013|title=Lakers' Kobe Bryant breaks bone in knee, out 6 weeks|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2013/12/19/kobe-bryant-injury-knee-lateral-tibial-plateau-los-angeles/4130603/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6MBSlPS4j?url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2013/12/19/kobe-bryant-injury-knee-lateral-tibial-plateau-los-angeles/4130603/|archive-date=December 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant mencetak rata-rata 13.8 point, 6.3 assist, dan 4.3 rebound.<ref name="espn_03122014">{{cite news|date=March 12, 2014|title=Lakers: Kobe injury not healed|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10594350/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-rest-season|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6O1avx7Dd?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10594350/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-rest-season|archive-date=March 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Meskipun tidak bermain, ia dipilih oleh fans untuk bermain di [[2014 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game ke-16nya]] sebagai starter. Bryant tidak merasa pantas mendapatkannya, dan beberapa menyukainya karena pencapaian kariernya untuk penampilan sebelumnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMenamin|first=Dave|date=January 23, 2014|title=Kobe: Won't play All-Star Game|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10341555/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-says-sitting-all-star-game-right-thing|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Mz7rD10u?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10341555/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-says-sitting-all-star-game-right-thing|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Namun, ia melewatkan gamenya, masih cedera pada lututnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Helin|first=Kurt|date=February 7, 2014|title=Anthony Davis selected to fill Kobe Bryant's All-Star slot in West|url=http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/07/anthony-davis-selected-to-fill-kobe-bryants-all-star-slot-in-west/|work=NBCSports.com}}</ref> Pada 12 Maret 2014, Lakers mengeluarkan Bryant hingga akhir musim, menyatakan ia membutuhkan rehabilitasi dan waktu terbatas hingga akhir musim. Ketika itu, tim mencetak rekor 22-42 dan menyamai rekor terburuk di Western Conference. Lakers finis 27-55 dan melewati playoff pertama sejak 2005.<ref name="espn_03122014" />
 
Bryant kembali pada [[2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season|musim 2014–15]], musim ke-19nya bersama Lakers,<ref>{{cite news|date=October 29, 2014|title=Rockets rout Lakers 108–90 in Kobe's return|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/10/29/rockets-rout-lakers-108-90-in-kobes-return/18101049/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TgIbu1oj?url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/10/29/rockets-rout-lakers-108-90-in-kobes-return/18101049/|archive-date=October 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> yang mengganti D'Antoni dengan mantan rekannya, [[Byron Scott]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=December 26, 2014|title=Byron Scott assured Kobe Bryant he had his best interests at heart|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi-20141227-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V86e7lyN?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi-20141227-story.html|archive-date=December 27, 2014}}</ref> Pada 30 November 2014, dalam kemenangan overtime melawan [[2014–15 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]], Bryant mencatat triple-double ke-20nya dengan 31 point, 12 assist, dan 11 rebound.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Resnick|first1=Joe|date=November 30, 2014|title=Bryant leads Lakers over Toronto 129–122 in OT|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20141130/TORLAL/gameinfo.html?ls=slt|work=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202210704/http://www.nba.com/games/20141130/TORLAL/gameinfo.html?ls=slt|archive-date=December 2, 2014|access-date=December 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Umur 36, ia menjadi pemain tertua NBA yang mencapai 30 point, 10 rebound, dan 10 assist dalam 1 game.{{#tag:ref|[[Larry Bird]] heldmemegang the previousrekor recordsebelumnya; heia wasberusia 35 whentahun heketika hadmencetak 49 pointspoint, 14 reboundsrebound, anddan 12 assistsassist on Marchpada 15, Maret 1992, againstmelawan Portland.<ref>{{cite news|title=ELIAS: TOP 5 QUESTIONS FROM SUNDAY, NOV. 30|date=November 30, 2014|work=NBA.com|url=http://stats.nba.com/featured/elias_top_5_questions_2014_11_30.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214074119/http://stats.nba.com/featured/elias_top_5_questions_2014_11_30.html|archive-date=December 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} Pada December 14, Bryant 14 Desember, Bryant meraih tempat ketiga dalam [[List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders|pencetak point terbanyak sepanjang sejarah NBA]], melewati Jordan (32.292) dalam kemenangan 100-94 melawan Minnesota.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pincus|first=Eric|date=December 14, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant becomes NBA's No. 3 all-time scorer in Lakers' win|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-timberwolves-updates-20141214-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> Ia bermain dalam 27 game pertama musim itu,<ref name="freeman_12232014">{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Eric|date=December 23, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant misses Lakers vs. Warriors for rest|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-misses-lakers-vs--warriors-for-rest-031440460.html|work=Yahoo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224073013/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-misses-lakers-vs--warriors-for-rest-031440460.html|archive-date=December 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> mencetak rata-rata 26,4 point dan 35,4 menit per game, tertinggi di tim, selain menembah 22,4 tembakan per game, tertinggi di NBA musim itu.<ref name="holmes_12232014">{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=December 23, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant to rest vs. Warriors|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12074218/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-sit-vs-golden-state-warriors|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224073115/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/12074218/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-sit-vs-golden-state-warriors|archive-date=December 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dwyer_12232014">{{cite news|last=Dwyer|first=Kelly|date=December 22, 2014|title=Kobe Bryant has to stop|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-has-to-stop-172044604.html|work=Yahoo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224073153/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-has-to-stop-172044604.html|archive-date=December 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Meski begitu, Scott mengistirahatkannya selama 3 game setelah performa terburuknya musim ini, ketika Bryant membuat 9 turnover dan mencetak 25 point hanya 8 dari 30 tembakan yang sukses di kekalahan 108-101 melawan Sacramento.<ref name="holmes_12232014" /><ref>{{cite news|date=December 28, 2014|title=Suns win 6th straight by spoiling Kobe Bryant's return to Lakers lineup|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578750|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VB1kHe5q?url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578750|archive-date=December 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia menderita nyeri di lutut, kaki, punggung, dan Achilles tendon, dan Scott berencana untuk mengurangi menit bermainnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oram|first=Bill|date=December 26, 2014|title=Bryant's ailments likely reflect new reality for Lakers|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lakers-646413-mavericks-ocregister.html|newspaper=Orange County Register|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V87JsSl4?url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lakers-646413-mavericks-ocregister.html|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Medina|first=Mark|date=December 23, 2014|title=Lakers' Byron Scott to handle Kobe Bryant's playing time on game-by-game basis|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20141223/lakers-byron-scott-to-handle-kobe-bryants-playing-time-on-game-by-game-basis|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V87X09PT?url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20141223/lakers-byron-scott-to-handle-kobe-bryants-playing-time-on-game-by-game-basis|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 3 kali Bryant bermain lebih dari 40 menit,<ref name="medina_10272015">{{cite news|last=Medina|first=Mark|date=October 27, 2015|title=How will Kobe Bryant fare in his 20th NBA season?|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151027/how-will-kobe-bryant-fare-in-his-20th-nba-season|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXI3n4ap?url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151027/how-will-kobe-bryant-fare-in-his-20th-nba-season|archive-date=December 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> dan pelatih menyalahkan dirinya karena memberi beban yang berat setelah ia memulai musim dengan bagus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 11, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant rests again, Lakers fall to Trail Blazers, 106–94|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-blazers-20150112-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VoTYJYLA?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-blazers-20150112-story.html|archive-date=January 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Musim itu, Bryant mencetak 37% keberhasilan, rekor tim hanya 8-19.<ref name="freeman_12232014" /><ref name="dwyer_12232014" /> Game kedua setelah beristirahat, ia mencetak 23 point, 11 assist, dan 11 rebound dalam kemenangan 111-103 melawan Denver, dan menjadi pemain ketiga dalam sejarah yang mencetak triple-double di usia 36+ tahun.{{#tag:ref|TheYang otherslainnya wereadalah Chamberlain (2 inpada 1972–73) anddan Kidd (2 eachmasing-masing inpada 2009–10 anddan 2010–11).<ref>{{cite news |title=Kobe Bryant notches triple-double as Lakers hold off Nuggets |date=December 30, 2014 |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578763|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VEBa9Ela?url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578763 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} Pada 21 Januari 2015, Bryant menderita [[Rotator cuff tear|rotator cuff robek]] di bahu kanannya ketika mencoba untuk melakukan dunk melawan [[2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season|New Orleans Pelicans]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 22, 2015|title=Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has torn rotator cuff in right shoulder|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2015/01/22/lakers-kobe-bryant-mri-injured-shoulder|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> Meski bertangan kanan, ia kembali bermain dan menjalankan serangan hampir seluruhnya dengan tangan kiri.<ref name="bresnahan_01222015">{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 22, 2015|title=Lakers' Kobe Bryant has torn rotator cuff; severity to be determined|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-kobe-bryant-injury-20150123-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VmxSmAA6?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-kobe-bryant-injury-20150123-story.html|archive-date=January 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Sebelum cedera, Bryant diistirahatkan 8 dari 16 game.<ref name="medina_10272015" /> Ia menjalani operasi yang mengakhiri musimnya, menyelesaikan musimnya dengan rata-rata 22,3 point namun dengan 37,3% keberhasilan, terendah dalam kariernya, jauh lebih rendah dari rata-rata kariernya (45,5%) ketika memulai musim.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 26, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant to undergo season-ending surgery for torn rotator cuff|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765667199/Kobe-Bryant-to-undergo-season-ending-surgery-for-torn-rotator-cuff.html|newspaper=Deseret News|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6dXjESfGC?url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765667199/Kobe-Bryant-to-undergo-season-ending-surgery-for-torn-rotator-cuff.html|archive-date=December 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia diperkirakan istirahat selama 9 bulan dan ditargetkan kembali pada awal musim 2015–16.<ref name="ap_01262015">{{cite news|date=January 26, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant to have shoulder surgery|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12232146/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-shoulder-surgery|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VsrcrK5o?url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/12232146/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-shoulder-surgery|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Medina|first=Mark|date=January 28, 2015|title=Lakers star Kobe Bryant out for season after shoulder surgery|url=http://www.dailynews.com/20150128/lakers-star-kobe-bryant-out-for-season-after-shoulder-surgery|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VwC7PO53?url=http://www.dailynews.com/20150128/lakers-star-kobe-bryant-out-for-season-after-shoulder-surgery|archive-date=January 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Lakers menyelesaikan musim dengan rekor 21-61, melewati rekor tim untuk kekalahan terbanyak dalam satu musim yang mereka tetapkan tahun lalu.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=April 16, 2015|title=Lakers, Knicks close out worst seasons in franchise history|url=http://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/12699832/los-angeles-lakers-new-york-knicks-finish-worst-seasons-franchise-history|access-date=January 24, 2018|website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
 
=== Musim terakhir (2015–2016) ===
Baris 183:
Bryant meminta bahwa tim lawan tidak membuat seremoni untuk menghormatinya atau memberi hadiah apapun.<ref name="cacciola_121620152">{{cite news|last=Cacciola|first=Scott|date=December 16, 2015|title=Kobe Bryant's Long Goodbye|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-lakers-goodbye.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2cmxDo7?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-lakers-goodbye.html?_r=0|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Sebelum mengumumkan pensiun, ia bersikeras tidak ingin tur perpisahan yang megah, dan lebih suka mendengar ejekan dibanding sorak-sorai.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berger|first=Ken|date=January 8, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant's last night in Sacramento hit him right in the heart|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/25442423/kobe-bryants-last-night-in-sacramento-hit-him-right-in-the-heart|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2fvo3ip?url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/25442423/kobe-bryants-last-night-in-sacramento-hit-him-right-in-the-heart|archive-date=February 4, 2016|website=CBSSports.com|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Baxter|date=December 4, 2015|title=Kobe requests no more gifts, on-court ceremonies during farewell tour|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-lakers/post/_/id/42302/kobe-requests-no-more-gifts-on-court-ceremonies-from-teams-during-farewell-tour|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2d6T5sm?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles-lakers/post/_/id/42302/kobe-requests-no-more-gifts-on-court-ceremonies-from-teams-during-farewell-tour|archive-date=February 4, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Tetap saja, ia masaih dihormati di NBA dengan tribut video dan tepuk tangan fan,<ref name="cacciola_121620152" /> termasuk arena yang secara historis mencemoohnya seperti [[TD Garden]] di Boston, [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] di Philadelphia, [[Sleep Train Arena]] di Sacramento, dan [[Vivint Smart Home Arena]] di Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Jason|date=January 7, 2016|title=Sacramento sends Kobe Bryant off with rousing ovation|url=http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article53661515.html|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2dzMI94?url=http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article53661515.html|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bontemps|first=Tim|date=December 1, 2015|title=In Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant finally gets love from his home town|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/12/01/in-philadelphia-kobe-bryant-finally-gets-love-from-his-home-town/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Tony|date=March 28, 2016|title=Utah Jazz: Bryant feels the love from fans in final SLC appearance|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2016/03/29/utah-jazz-bryant-feels-the-love-from-fans-in-final-slc-appearance/|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|archive-url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3715013&itype=CMSID|archive-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Sebelumnya, Bryant dihormati namun tidak dicinta,<ref name="jackson_020220162">{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Scoop|date=February 2, 2016|title=Dwyane Wade: 'I never thought I'd be Top 100 all time'|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14695748/dwyane-wade-place-nba-history|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2f6GWk9?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14695748/dwyane-wade-place-nba-history|archive-date=February 4, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="brewer_120220152">{{cite news|last=Brewer|first=Jerry|date=December 2, 2015|title=During strange farewell tour, Kobe Bryant rediscovers greatness for one night in D.C.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/kobe-bryants-complicated-farewell-tour-makes-latest-awkward-stop-in-washington/2015/12/02/264b8e3e-9941-11e5-94f0-9eeaff906ef3_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f2fDWtgU?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/kobe-bryants-complicated-farewell-tour-makes-latest-awkward-stop-in-washington/2015/12/02/264b8e3e-9941-11e5-94f0-9eeaff906ef3_story.html|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> dan ia takjub dengan pujian yang ia dapatkan sekarang.<ref name="brewer_120220152" />
 
Pada 3 Februari, Bryant membuat 7 3-pointer dan mencetak 38 point, tertinggi musim itu, termasuk 14 dari 18 point tim di 5:02 terakhir di game, dalam kemenangan 119-115 melawan [[2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]]. Kemenangan itu mengakhiri 10 kekalahan beruntun, dan Lakers menghindari kekalahan beruntun terbanyak dalam sejarah tim. Ia menjadi pemain keempat NBA yang mencetak 35 point, 5 rebound, dan 5 assist dalam 1 game pada umur 37 tahun atau lebih.{{efn|HeIa joinedbergabung dengan Jordan (3 timeskali), Karl Malone (3) anddan Abdul-Jabbar<ref name="Shrug38">{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Baxter |title=Kobe shrugs off 38-point effort: 'You've seen it for 20 years' |date=February 3, 2016 |website=[[ESPN]] |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14702918/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-scores-season-high-38-points-help-team-snap-10-game-losing-streak|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6f1A33svn?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14702918/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-scores-season-high-38-points-help-team-snap-10-game-losing-streak |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} Bryant memimpin vote untuk [[2016 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game 2016]] dengan 1.9 juta vote, melebihi 1.6 juta vote [[Stephen Curry]]. Berpindah ke [[small forward]] musim itu, Bryant dipilih sebagai starter frontcourt untuk pertama kalinya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 21, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant is selected as an All-Star for the 18th time|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nba-all-stars-20160121-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ejtBckMS?url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nba-all-stars-20160121-story.html|archive-date=January 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Bermain di All-Star pertamanya sejak 2013, Bryant mencetak 10 point, 6 rebound, dan 7 assist.<ref name="ap_021520162">{{cite news|date=February 15, 2016|title=Defense in record-setting short supply in West's rout of East|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400829482|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fJIvVyM4?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400829482|archive-date=February 15, 2016|website=[[ESPN]]|url-status=live}}</ref> rekannya di tim West menawarkan untuk memberi bola agar ia mendapat MVP All-Star lagi, namun ia menolak.<ref name="ap_021520162" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Cacciola|first=Scott|date=February 14, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant, in His Final Lap, Is Happy to Surrender the Midseason Stage|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/sports/basketball/bryant-in-his-final-lap-is-happy-to-cede-spotlight-at-all-star-game.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fJKnissT?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/sports/basketball/bryant-in-his-final-lap-is-happy-to-cede-spotlight-at-all-star-game.html?_r=0|archive-date=February 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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>
Baris 201:
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|InPada tahun 2014, Bryant passedmelewati rekor Havlicek's previoussebelumnya mark ofdengan 13,.417 missedtembakan shotsmeleset,<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> anddan heia retiredpensiun withdengan 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>
Baris 212:
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&region=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&region=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&nbsp;– 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|ChamberlainChmaberlain did itmelakukannya 15 timeskali, anddan Baylor oncesekali.<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" />
Baris 386:
Pada November 1999, Bryant, 21 tahun, bertemu dengan Vanessa Laine yang berusia 17 tahun saat ia bekerja sebagai penari latar di video musik [[Tha Eastsidaz]] "G'd Up".<ref name="rap">{{cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know About Kobe Bryant|url=http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Bryant/facts.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219203516/http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Bryant/facts.html|archive-date=February 19, 2006|access-date=October 16, 2007}}&nbsp;– Wayback Machine cache from February 19, 2006</ref> Bryant berada dalam gedung dan sedang mengerjakan album debutnya. Keduanya mulai berkencan dan bertunangan enam bulan kemudian pada Mei 2000,<ref name="rap" /> sementara Laine masih senior di [[Marina High School (Huntington Beach, California)|Marina High School]] di [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], California. Untuk menghindari media, ia menyelesaikan sekolah menengah melalui studi mandiri.<ref name="rap" /> Menurut sepupu Vanessa, Laila Laine, tidak ada [[Prenuptial agreement|perjanjian pranikah]]. Laila mengatakan Bryant "terlalu mencintainya untuk melakukan perjanjian".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hubler|first=Shawn|title=Kobe's costar Vanessa Laine was just another sheltered teenager in Orange County. Then she fell in love with a phenomenon.|url=http://allstarz.hollywood.com/kobe/vanessa02.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406105500/http://allstarz.hollywood.com/kobe/vanessa02.htm|archive-date=April 6, 2007|access-date=October 16, 2007}}&nbsp;– Wayback Machine cache from April 6, 2007</ref>
 
Mereka menikah pada tanggal 18 April 2001, di Gereja Katolik St. Edward the Confessor di [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]], California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Keown|first=Tim|date=September 1, 2003|title=Isolation Play|url=http://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3248290|publisher=ESPN|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hubler|first=Shawn|date=February 15, 2005|title=Kobe's costar|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/15/entertainment/et-vanessa15/3|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003658/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/15/entertainment/et-vanessa15/3|archive-date=April 27, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pernikahan itu tidak dihadiri orang tua Bryant, dua saudara perempuannya, penasihat dan agen lamanya Arn Tellem, ataupun rekan setim Lakersnya. Orang tua Bryant menentang pernikahan itu karena sejumlah alasan. Kabarnya orang tua Bryant memiliki masalah dengan ia menikah begitu muda, terutama dengan seorang wanita yang bukan Afrika-Amerika.{{#tag:ref|Ayah Vanessa Bryant's father is of Mexican andadalah Italianketurunan descentMeksiko anddan herItalia motherdan isibunya ofadalah Mexicanketurunan andMeksiko Filipinodan descentFilipina.<ref>[http://www.cupcakemag.com/2012/07/behind-the-famous-name-our-chat-with-vanessa-bryant/ Cupcake Magazine interview with Vanessa Bryant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701005437/http://www.cupcakemag.com/2012/07/behind-the-famous-name-our-chat-with-vanessa-bryant/ |date=July 1, 2013}} July 17, 2012</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}<ref name="rap" /> Ketidaksepakatan ini menghasilkan periode kerenggangan selama lebih dari dua tahun, yang berakhir ketika putri pertama pasangan itu lahir.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 17, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant Divorce: Kobe and Vanessa Through the Years [PHOTOS]|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/kobe-bryant-divorce-kobe-and-vanessa-through-years-photos-553607|website=International Business Times|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
 
Putri pertama Bryant lahir pada Januari 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cardoza|first=Riley|date=January 26, 2020|title=Kobe Bryant's Sweetest Moments With His Wife Vanessa Bryant and 4 Daughters: Pics|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/pictures/kobe-bryants-sweetest-moments-with-his-wife-daughters-pics/|magazine=US Magazine}}</ref> Kelahiran ini menghasilkan rekonsiliasi antara Bryant dan orang tuanya. Karena [[Ectopic pregnancy|kehamilan ektopik]], Vanessa mengalami [[Miscarriage|keguguran]] pada musim semi 2005. Putri kedua mereka, Gianna Maria-Onore (juga disebut "Gigi"), lahir pada Mei 2006.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 2, 2006|title=Shaq is a Dad Six Minutes After Kobe|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/shaq%20is%20a%20dad%20six%20minutes%20after%20kobe_02_05_2006|website=Contact Music|access-date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> Pada 16 Desember 2011, Vanessa Bryant mengajukan gugatan cerai, dengan alasan perbedaan yang tidak dapat didamaikan, dan pasangan itu meminta hak asuh bersama atas putri mereka.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Victoria|date=December 16, 2011|title=Kobe Bryant divorce: Vanessa cites 'irreconcilable differences'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/kobe-bryant-divorce-vanessa-cites-irreconcilable-difference.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 16, 2011|title=L.A. Now|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/kobe-bryant-divorce-vanessa-lakers-star-will-share-custody-of-daughters.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Pada 11 Januari 2013, Bryant dan istrinya mengumumkan melalui media sosial bahwa mereka telah membatalkan perceraian mereka.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa call off their divorce|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57563631/kobe-bryant-wife-vanessa-call-off-their-divorce/|work=CBS News|access-date=January 12, 2013}}</ref> Pada awal Desember 2016, Vanessa melahirkan putri ketiga mereka,<ref>{{cite web|last=Drysdale|first=Jennifer|date=December 8, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant and Wife Vanessa Welcome Third Child|url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/kobe-bryant-wife-vanessa-welcome-234000119.html|website=Yahoo!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Sarah Jane|date=December 8, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant welcomes his third child|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/kobe-bryant-welcomes-his-3rd-child/vlxtknrf27fjz9igcw4l4mb9|website=sportingnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 21, 2016|title=Kobe Bryant Shares Adorable First Pic of Newborn Daughter Bianka|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/205700_kobe_bryant_shares_adorable_first_pic_of_newborn_daughter_bianka|publisher=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> dan pada Januari 2019 keluarga Bryant mengumumkan bahwa mereka mengharapkan putri keempat.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chiu|first=Melody|date=January 1, 2019|title='Mambacita!' Kobe Bryant Announces Fourth Daughter on the Way with Wife Vanessa|url=https://people.com/parents/kobe-bryant-wife-vanessa-pregnant-expecting-fourth-child/|work=People|access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> Putri mereka lahir pada Juni 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Char|date=July 4, 2019|title=Meet Baby 'KoKo!' Kobe Bryant Officially Introduces His 'Little Princess' — Daughter Capri Kobe|url=https://people.com/parents/kobe-bryant-daughter-capri-kobe-first-photo/|magazine=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 21, 2019|title=Kobe Bryant's Wife Vanessa Gives Birth, Welcomes Fourth Daughter|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kobe-bryants-wife-vanessa-gives-birth-welcomes-4th-daughter/|work=Us Weekly}}</ref>
Diperoleh dari "https://wiki-indonesia.club/wiki/Kobe_Bryant"