A look at some of Kobe Bryant's career highlights

Posted January 26, 2020 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Here are some of the many highlights of Kobe Bryant's career. The former Los Angeles Lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning:

- 5-time NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009, 2010)

- 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (2009'“2010)

- NBA MVP (2008)

- Academy Award winner for animated short film (2018)

- 18-time NBA All-Star (1998, 2000'“2016)

- 4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)

- 11-time All-NBA First Team (2002'“2004, 2006'“2013)

- 2-time All-NBA Second Team (2000'“2001)

- 2-time All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)

- 9-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003'“2004, 2006'“2011)

- 3-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001'“2002, 2012)

- 2-time NBA scoring champion (2006'“2007)

- 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)

- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)

- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)

- Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer (33,643 points)

- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)

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FILE - This March 4, 2018 file photo shows Kobe Bryant, winner of the award for best animated short for "Dear Basketball", at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

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