{"id":47504,"date":"2018-08-23T02:46:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T09:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=47504"},"modified":"2023-09-28T09:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:49:25","slug":"kobe-bryant-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/kobe-bryant-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Kobe Bryant Moments To Celebrate Kobe's 40th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>40 years ago today, a Jelly Bean named his seed after a piece of Japanese beef. 40 years later, many of us refer to that beef as a deadly snake (Black Mamba) or a cheap wine (Vino). Many of us have also labeled that beef our favorite or the best ever. And if you are Steve Nash, you just refer to the legend that is Kobe Bryant as a \"motherf***ing a**hole.\"<\/p>\n<p>In honor of that a$$holes' birthday today, here's a timeline of memorable and great moments from arguably the greatest Laker of all-time.<\/p>\n<h3>40+ AMAZING KOBE MOMENTS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fjhIWJSxfw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A couple of years ago, Bleacher Report writer Adam Fromal created a nice tribute to the former iVillage writer called \"<strong>34 Most Amazing Kobe Bryant Career Highlights to Celebrate Mamba's 34th Birthday.<\/strong>\" Here's his list plus 6 (or more) videos to celebrate each year of Kobe Bryant's life.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Drafted and Traded, 1996 - Picked 13th by the Hornets and traded to the Lakers for Vlade Divac<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8KznRFUKd0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>First NBA Start, 1997 - Kobe scored 12pts, 3rebs, 2ast, 2stls, 1blk \u00a0&amp; Lakers beat the Mavs by 19<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5QYeuYcJdfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scoring 33 Against Michael Jordan, 1997 - MJ scored 36 &amp; Bulls won<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TC-kKQMue4g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slam Dunk Champion, 1997<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Yz01Ae39y4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dunking on Ben Wallace<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4ThiRFdo0Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li>2000 Western Conference Finals, Game 7<br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VtO62ILrHdc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>2000 NBA Finals, Game 4<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7Lp5aQq4zI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>All-Star Game MVP, 2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/StD188PYUpA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe over Todd MacCulloch, 2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9EDilYikI1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hitting 12 3-Pointers, 2003<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-jfb98i8ME\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scoring Explosion in February of 2003: 9 straight 4o+ point games<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDNdS43CK-Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Passing of the Torch, 2003 - Kobe scores 55 points against MJ<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSaKPHSEtRM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Poor Vincent Yarbrough, 2003<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WXo0x0ZiNoE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Before They Were Teammates, 2004 - Dunks on Dwight Howard<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8p5M6KKx6GA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe Wins the Division, 2004<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v4qcpren5a0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe Goes Reverse Against KG, 2004<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_P_W3jmrkks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Shaquille O'Neal Traded in 2004<br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bz2-UjtZoBg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Outscoring Dallas Mavericks Through Three Quarters, 2006 - 62pts in 3 quarters<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JiYXnpfNFrk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dropping 81, 2006<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FeXZY4eVLlo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>30 in a Quarter vs Jazz, 2006<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0xzdqaHAk8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Before They Were Teammates, 2006 -Dunks on Steve Nash<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2G7LkhJr8IA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe over Yao, 2006<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WNemKXW6YcM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>2006 Western Conference First Round, Game 4<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACZnF87Iy84\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li>50 Is a Nice Number, 2007 - 50+pts in 4 straight games<br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ds6E7F1bvhE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Self-Pass<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OzjvF3p5m4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>2008 MVP<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A5EYs4i9CLE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>61 at Madison Square Garden, 2009<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TNCltZmsBpg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>2009 NBA Finals, Game 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2y4TjxABKo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Becoming the Lakers' All-Time Leading Scorer, 2010<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LsYm78u055E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>2010 Western Conference Finals, Game 6 - 37pts<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsEg7NG3WIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe Isn't Human - vs Matt Barnes<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BUdLLdR8Pow\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe Posterizes Okafor, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sr0-NKkV-RI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>So many Buzzer Beaters<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T7r5aOWn8bc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>All the Championships<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KoKEXLokJM8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aq2QYPBppTI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Final Game<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YlGIkwX4GiE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">If that wasn't a cornucopia of Kobeness for you then feel free to spend the remaining part of your day watching these bonus vids.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">1995 High School Dunk Contest - beats Lester Earl<br \/>\n<\/strong><div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPw7MCAXHBk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe wins High School Championship<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDZBm_mABKU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaq &amp; Kobe Co-MVPs at AllStar Game<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAzRg-o_s0M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe dunks on Shaq (in practice)<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wygM8Qd79O4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe's first commercial<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dfXsfcL_CNQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe's first Nike commercial<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTI6i3PBKg4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st rap verse - 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