Here are some of the many highlights of Kobe Bryant's career. The former Los Angeles Lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning:
-- 5-time NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009, 2010)
-- 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (2009--2010)
-- NBA MVP (2008)
-- Academy Award winner for animated short film (2018) -- 18-time NBA All-Star (1998, 2000--2016)
-- 4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
-- 11-time All-NBA First Team (2002--2004, 2006--2013)
-- 2-time All-NBA Second Team (2000--2001)
-- 2-time All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
-- 9-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003--2004, 2006--2011)
-- 3-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001--2002, 2012)
-- 2-time NBA scoring champion (2006--2007)
-- 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)
-- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
-- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
-- Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer (33,643 points)
-- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
National on 01/27/2020