Kobe Bryant is famous for his championship in basketball. His death together with his daughter left many people in shock after a helicopter crash on Sunday 26th 2020 at Calabasas in California while going to Mamba Academy.

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He was blessed with a beautiful wife Vanesa and four daughters  Natalia Diamante, Bianka Bella, Gianna Marie-Onore and the last born Capri Kobe. There are some other facts you probably never knew about Kobe Bryant.

He was named after a Japanese steak house

His first name Kobe, comes from a Japanese restaurant. The restaurant was named so due to the high quality of beef steak. His parents were in this restaurant when before he was born and they thought the name Kobe could suit their son.

Olympic medalist

Kobe is known as the famous champion in basketball in the world. In the year 2008 and 2012, Kobe participated in the US National Team in the Summer Olympics and emerged a winner and brought home two gold medals.

Joined the National Basketball Association at a tender age.

He is said to have joined the NBA at a age of 18 years. He was the youngest among the players in the league and became the greatest player. At the age of 20 years, he had already achieved a lot of records.