| Kobe Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe "jellybean" Bryant. In his second season he was voted starter for the 1998 All- Star team, becoming the youngest player at nine-teen to play or even start in the All-Star Game becoming the youngest player in NBA history. |  |
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Kobe appeared in eighty games and averages 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists in 33 minutes. |
| Kobe is ranked among league leaders in scoring (6th/25.2), assists (19th/5.5), field goal percentage (34th/.439), free throw percentage (35th/.829), steals (27th/1.48), and minutes played (20th/38.3). The most points he has ever scored in a game was 57 points verse Memphis Grizzlies. |  |
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His father Joe played eight NBA seasons with Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and the Houston Rockets. |
| He is a former coach at La Salle High School. As a senior Kobe Bryant was selected by the USA Today and the Parade Magazine as the Nations High School Player of the Year. |  |
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Kobe also earned the Player of the Week honors with 32.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 7.0 assists. Kobe Bryant in 2004 was accused of raping a girl while in Colorado. He is still on trial but is still playing in his games. |
| He is still on trial but is still playing in his games. He says he didn't do it but she says he did. |  |