Above, Bryant goes for a dunk against the Utah Jazz during a home game in January 2013Michael Jordan inducted Bryant into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Reports vary when Bryant started playing basketball but when he was 12, he joined a local team in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, according to NBC News. In 2010 after Bryant won his fifth title, he said: 'I just got one more than Shaq. The 18-time All Star, Bryant won five titles, two-time Olympic gold medals, and is currently the league's number four scorer in its history. On Saturday, fellow great Michael Jordan inducted him into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Source: Daily Mail May 16, 2021 00:38 UTC