Part 1 of Essay
From entering the NBA'S 1997 draft at the age of 17 to becoming the 1998 NBA All star, seems to have done it all. He is the youngest 2nd youngest player to join the NBA and is a on the rise star. Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, the youngest of three and only son of Joe and Pam Byant. His parents named him a ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... school. Kobe jumped directly from high school to the pros in 1996 and had an impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk and was the lead scorer in the Schick Rookie Game during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Then, in his second season, he was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming at 19 the youngest All-Star in NBA history. He was the all time leading scorer in southeastern pennsylvania history with 2,883 breaking the marks of former Hall of Famer Wilt Cham ....