Kobe Bryant Top 10 moments of his career | SportsCenter 

I fell in love with basketball because of watching Kobe.

Basketball isn’t the same without him 😢

I was fortunate to see him play once in the 2009-2010 season. Great game, especially with them beating the Spurs.

Kobe Bryant is my all time favorite NBA player and a legend. This is so long overdue. These are all legendary moments of his career. ❤❤❤❤

Grew up watching Kobe, what a great player.

Still can't believe kobes gone, man

We miss you Kobe. You were a big part of my childhood. Thanks for the memories

The only player in league history to win back to back titles without another top-75 teammate...is Kobe. The only players in history with two or more postseasons of 500 pts., 100 reb., and 100 dimes are Bron, Bird, MJ...and Kobe. Only players in history to have career averages of 25 pts., 5 reb., 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals are West, Bron, MJ...and Kobe. Most assists at SG...Kobe. Only players to win a scoring title and make All-defense 1st team in the same season are MJ...and Kobe. Most All-defense selections overall is Duncan...then Kobe. Last 40 pt., 10 reb. playoff game in Lakers history before AD did it...was Kobe. With Team USA on the brink, They were saved by D-Wade...and Kobe. Most points at 30 or younger, Bron...then Kobe. Oldest to score 60...Kobe. 2nd most all-star selections...Kobe. And finally, only 6 players in history have 10 straight postseason games of 25 pts. Butler, LeBron, MJ, KD, Shaq...and you already know. Stop playing with this man and his legacy, you've never seen ANYBODY separate their right shoulder, continue to play left handed, and still get buckets. You've never seen anybody more skilled, more poetic, more creative, more refined, in your life. Nobody.

Kobe! Kobe! Kobe! Kobe! 💜💛💛💜💛

I was lucky enough to see his 60 point game in Memphis in 07'. The way he made it looked so easy, in the middle of the 4th quarter we thought he only had 30- 35 points 😂. We looked up at the scoreboard at the time and was in amazement when saw he had 55 points with over 6 mins to in the game! Kobe was unreal!! 🐍♾️

The best ever

GOAT🐐

Long overdue. I was eight when Kobe won the dunk contest. Eleven when he and Shaq won first of the 3peat. From a basketball aspect, Kobe gave my hometown of Los Angeles a lot of bragging rights. The perfect embodiment of Hollywood. The glitz and glamour of flashy plays along with the grit and grind of behind the scenes hard work no colloquially known as Mamba Mentality. My childhood hero, adult role model, hometown icon, one of Los Angeles’ favorite sons. Mamba Forever.

Happy heavenly birthday to the 🐐🐍💜💛

I was fortunate enough to watch him play live at the Palace the year before he retired. Watching him bring the ball up the court with that purple jersey shining under the bright lights was something I’ll never forget.

Greatest laker of all time. Period

Great Memories of Kobe Bryant

I saw Kobe live. He’s been my favorite player since 1998 to today. I remember when he was the most hated player in the league. I remember when he retired people ranking him 10-12th all time. Now everybody loved him and he’s too 5

Its only fitting he receives a statue. As a man that grew up in Downtown Los Angeles. A few blocks away from the house that Kobe build (Staples Center) I can tell you that this man single handedly raised the spirits of what was once a forgotten area. The Pico-Union area found hope in all the championships Kobe brought to town. But more importantly is the strong work-ethic he displayed on a day to day basis that inspired a whole generation to do more with their lives and reach for higher goals. There is no doubt Kobe saved lives. If you look at all the murders that were going on in the Downtown Area prior to 2000 and then after you will begin to see what I am talking about. A lot more kids picked up basketballs and put down guns. So for that Kobe we thank you. Much love from this Pico-Union street kid that you inspired to do more, to reach higher. May you rest in heaven Champ. 🙏🏽✝️

I still wish we had gotten that Kobe vs Lebron finals in 2009

We all knew this was coming. Kobe inspired millions.

Happy KOBE Day everyone!!! 824

imagine him playing in this scoring inflated era. He was doing this at a time when a team scoring 100 points was considered a lot.

I was living in Charlotte (still am) when he refused to play for us and went to L.A. Spent the first 10 years of his career rooting against him just 'cause it was fun to vilify a polarizing player. I let it go when he went 6-24 in Game 7 of his last finals. It too late in his career and the season for him to muster anything against a top-3 defense, but he had 15 rebounds--8-9 of which were him fighting for the ball over bigs or just giving more effort than everybody--and he actually had the presence of mind to give the ball up to a guy who was not a shooter (Arterst/MWP) to clinch his last chance to win in the sport's biggest rivalry. It was the way he still impacted the game with aggressive attacks (11-16 FT), defended like he hated the other player, and was in the mix of every play that made me think he was one of the last warriors left in the game. I still think that.

Kobe Bryant 10 moments black Mamba forever ♾️ 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

Ayy... Awesome. He deserves it for what he done for basketball

His 62 points through 3 quarters vs the NBA's best at the time Mavericks was the greatest single performane I have ever seen in sports. Even better than his 81 a few days later.

KOBE KOBE KOBE

Thank you, Kobe

Goat

Kobe even said he could've went for 80+ points multiple times in his career, but said that whenever the opportunity arose his team was ahead by so much that he'd ask to be benched. His 81 point game was needed for the Lakers to win that game. Kobe was a true team player and winner.

Kobe's 65 vs Blazers was special made a 3 to tie game & a 3 to win game .

Mamba deserved it !...Respect !!

The flair that he played with yknow? Kobe was special! Rest up

STOP THE COMPARISONS AND ENJOY HIS GREATNESS 💥🎗️🥇✊🐐🏆🥂

Kobe Bryant shoulda been atleast 4 time MVP in 2000 2002 2009 and 2010. Because he did incredible things. And carried the Lakers to all them championships to become champions.

Iremember Ihad the privilege to see the 81 point freethrows as ESPN TUNED IN FROM FOX SPORTS LA as the crowd roar on a night Sunday/Monday morning CT

My favorite player all time. 2nd greatest player behind MJ.

Deserved.

close to 10mil 🔥🔥🔥

As a single tear falls 😢❤

Those are the faces of someone scared to lose there job

He deserved two statue for number 8 and number 24... Wind mill dunk with number 8 AND Fadeaway with number 24... 🙏🙏🙏 ❤❤❤

🐐🐐🐐

Kobe is the goat 🐐

Best LAKER ever

As they should that man gave everything to that organization...

MJ, Lebron, Steph or any mf achievements can never and will never compare to Kobe Bean Bryant! He is the GOAT!

king

Fk i miss that man

Do you go with a Dunk or a Fadeway statue? The jersey number he dominated in both 8 and 24. LA and the world needed this! Prayers still to the family.

Deserved

There's MJ and Kobe.... and then everyone else.

Only 1 king in L.A... M.V.P an Mr 81. KOBE IS THE 🐐

This list is out of order. That 4th and 5th chip is top 3 moments in his career.

Finally

After Kobe, I haven't watched any basketball games anymore.

Totally deserving If I hear talks about lebron getting a laker statue I will disavow my beloved lakers. What Kobe gave us is unmatched.

Kobe is so underappreciated the media continues to over shadow him with lebron

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Expect Malika Andrews to say some BS about Kobe if she’s on reporting during the statue reveal day 🙄

3 more days#RIPMAMBA

This is way overdue shoulda been had one to be honest !

Its long over due they didn't appreciated him when he was alive

When you look up the definitions basketball players Kobe Bean Bryant name is next to it. Forever the Goat & Legend. Mamba Out 2/8/2024

😢😢😢😢😢

Greatest Laker of all time

Thank God Malika Andrews didn’t make this announcement iykyk

"... That was relatively easy" its always the backhanded compliments with these ESPN puppets whenever Kobe involved😂 Since when does storming through 4 50+win teams in a single playoff categorize as "relatively easy" ?

Wrong date in description espn

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*Wilt scored 100 in Hershey, Pennsylvania not Scranton

The fact that if Kobe had played the 4th quarter he’d probably have broken it

The nba is Dead without Kobe i promise its great games but you dont have that one player everybody love to watch thats going to go crazy like kobe or Jordan/ Ja morant and Zion is disappointing me

Man shot those free throws and walked off the court with a torn Achilles . bean was a nut 😂

🫶🏾🫶🏾

Kobe should have come out of retirement and play with the championship 2020 Lakers. He would still be alive and tied with Jordan with 6 rings.

First 8-24-23

Imagine shooting 44% from d field, and them stupid putting up a statue of you. What a world....... What a world.

Do we have to state Bryant was and….we’re killed? What purpose does that serve?

meanwhile, lebrun declares he doesn't need a statue from the lakers, he himself can just be one on court when defense.

10 bux says Malika Andrews says something

Kobe > Lebron

Malika Andrew’s crying in the car right now

greatest chucker of all time!

Kobe never team hopped. Started as a Laker and retired as a Laker.

It's not purple & gold. It's purple & yellow.

Should have happened a long time ago

ill be the one to say it why against the team in Denver where he was falsely accused it coundnt be against the celtics or sum come on now

MAMBA

Luka early everything. He put the garden down at 24.

Garbage list, had his Achilles injury as a top 10 moment. Didn’t mention 3 peat with Shaq. Back to back rings is moment 6?? Who tf actually made this.

too many mistakes commentating especially the indian big bang leonard but I can't blame them for being nervous because of the obvious- they work for ESPN 😂

All Hussle on the court . 🧞

wAY greAter scorer thAn lebronze

HE DIED 3 YEARS AGO... STATUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UP 2 YEARS AGO..

Lebron can score 80,000 more points and lakers nation be like.... yeah, well you ain't kobe😂😂😂

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d Wade is my hero My newborn is trans

travel before that torn achilles tho