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4. Kobe Bryant played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, straight from high school and won five NBA Championships with the club. Bryant was an All-Star eighteen times and was a member of the All-NBA team fifteen times. He also led the league in scoring twice and is third all-time in NBA regular season and post season scoring. Bryant played in every All-Star game during his career and won four All-Star MVP Awards. Bryant earned $350 million from his NBA salary and lucrative contacts with McDonald’s, Nike and many others
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FILE - In this March 16, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) talks with coach Mike Brown during the team's NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles. Brown has embraced getting another shot coaching a team like Golden State. A moment Brown knows might be most temporary. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who had another procedure last Friday, May 5, 2017, for a spinal fluid leak, might be back before this postseason ends. He might not. Brown has coached some of the game's biggest stars, from LeBron James to Bryant to now Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, reacts along with coach Mike Brown after being called for a technical foul during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 96-91. Brown has embraced getting another shot coaching a team like Golden State. A moment Brown knows might be most temporary. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who had another procedure last Friday, May 5, 2017, for a spinal fluid leak, might be back before this postseason ends. He might not. Brown has coached some of the game's biggest stars, from LeBron James to Bryant to now Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Los Angeles Lakers' forward Kobe Bryant reacts with former teammates Brian Shaw, left, and Rick Fox after an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending to his remarkable career. He scored 60 points in his final NBA game Wednesday night, wrapping up 20 years in the NBA with an unbelievable offensive showcase in the Lakers' 101-96 victory over the Utah Jazz. (Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant greets fans as he leaves the court after an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Friday, April 8, 2016. The Pelicans won 110-102. Bryant says he will be retiring at the end of the season, thus his last NBA game in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant smiles during a media conference prior to an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) walks on the court after being honored during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Atlanta. Bryant says he plans to retire after the season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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NBA star Kobe Bryant chats with Chinese basketball players during a meeting with fans in China's southern city of Shenzhen, Sunday Aug. 4, 2013. Kobe Bryant visited Shenzhen as part of his China tour. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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FILE - In this April 12, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant grimaces after being injured during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, in Los Angeles. Bryant won't be back on the court for the Lakers this season. The Lakers said Bryant was examined by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo, who determined that the left knee injury that has kept Bryant out of the lineup still hasn't healed. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2014 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant watches from the sideline during first-half NBA basketball game action against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto. Bryant won't be back on the court for the Lakers this season. The Lakers said Bryant was examined by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo, who determined that the left knee injury that has kept Bryant out of the lineup still hasn't healed. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)
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West Team's Anthony Davis, of the New Orleans Pelicans , left, speaks with Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant during the NBA All Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, left, sits with West Team's Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the NBA All Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
