On February 15, NBA commissioner Adam Silver introduced that the All-Star Game MVP Award could be renamed to the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player in Bryant's honor. In May 2020, the Mamba Sports Academy was renamed to Sports Academy out of respect for Bryant. Bryant established
Since he was still 17 at the time of the draft, his dad and mom had to cosign his contract with the Lakers till he was in a position to signal his own when he turned 18 earlier than the season began. Kobe Bryant spent his early years in Italy and joined the NBA straight out of high school. A dominan