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His parents named him after a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth. Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya. Was named MVP of the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Graduate with the class of '96 from Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA. NBA All Star 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Led the Los Angeles Lakers to three NBA titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Drafted out of Lower Merion High School as the 13th pick by the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte then traded Bryant's signing rights to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac (26 June 1996). Selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as the National High School Player of the Year as a senior at Lower Merion H.S. He was also named Naismith Player of the Year, Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year and to the McDonald's All-America Team. The youngest player to appear in an NBA All-Star game. (1998) January 19, 2003 welcomed first child daughter Natalia Diamante Bryant. The baby weighed 6lbs 14oz. Met his wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, during a visit to the set of one of Snoop Dogg's video, where she was working as a model. Scored 1,080 on his SATs Recorded a song with Tyra Banks called "K.O.B.E." This song was released as a single, but the full album was never released. On 22 January 2006, Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest single-game scoring output by a player in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100 points on 2 March 1962. Bryant achieved his feat by converting 28 of 46 field goals (including 7 of 13 3-pointers), and making 18 of 20 free throws. In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his salary for the year to be $33 million. In November 2009, he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Los Angeles Lakers' all-time scorers list, putting him in second place behind only Jerry West.