List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant - wikipedia List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is an American retired shooting guard who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for his entire 20 - year career. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later. He and then - teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat following the 2003 -- 04 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005 -- 06 and 2006 -- 07 seasons. In 2006, Bryant scored a career - high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second - highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain 's 100 point performance. Bryant was awarded the regular season 's Most Valuable Player Award ( MVP ) in the 2007 -- 08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men 's basketball team, occasionally referred to as `` The Redeem Team ''. He led the Lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the Finals MVP award on both occasions. Bryant currently ranks third both on the league 's all - time post-season scoring and all - time regular season scoring lists. He has been selected to 15 All - NBA Team ( eleven times to the All - NBA First Team ) and 12 All - Defensive Team ( nine times to the All - Defensive First Team ). He was selected to play in the NBA All - Star Game on 18 occasions, winning All - Star MVP Awards in 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011 ( he shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal ). He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997. He has had 1 eighty - point game, 6 sixty - point games ( including his final game ), 26 fifty - point games, and 134 forty - point games in his career. Kobe had been also in a three way tie with Stephen Curry and Donyell Marshall for most three pointers with 12 in a game until November 8, 2016 when Curry set a new record with 13. In his final game on April 13, 2016, at 37 years old, he became the oldest player to score 60 in a single game and set the highest point total in the 2015 - 16 regular season. Contents 1 NBA career statistics 1.1 Regular season 1.2 Playoffs 1.3 Career ranking 2 NBA awards and accomplishments 3 NBA records 3.1 Currently holds 3.2 Previously held 4 Los Angeles Lakers franchise records 5 Miscellaneous records 6 Others 7 See also 8 References 9 External links NBA career statistics Denotes seasons in which the Lakers won an NBA Championship * Denotes seasons in which the Lakers reached the NBA Finals Denotes seasons in which Bryant led the league Bold Denotes career - highs Regular season Season Team Games played Games started Minutes per game Field goal percentage 3 - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game Blocks per game Points per game 1996 -- 97 L.A. Lakers 71 6 15.5. 417. 375. 819 1.9 1.3. 7. 3 7.9 1997 -- 98 L.A. Lakers 79 26.0. 428. 341. 794 3.1 2.5. 9. 5 15.4 1998 -- 99 L.A. Lakers 50 ^ 50 37.9. 465. 267. 839 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.0 19.9 1999 -- 00 L.A. Lakers 66 62 38.2. 468. 319. 821 6.3 4.9 1.6. 9 22.5 2000 -- 01 L.A. Lakers 68 68 40.9. 464. 305. 853 5.9 5.0 1.7. 6 28.5 2001 -- 02 L.A. Lakers 80 80 38.3. 469. 250. 829 5.5 5.5 1.5. 4 25.2 2002 -- 03 L.A. Lakers 82 ^ 82 41.5. 451. 383. 843 6.9 5.9. 8 30.0 2003 -- 04 * L.A. Lakers * 65 64 37.6. 438. 327. 852 5.5 5.1 1.7. 4 24.0 2004 -- 05 L.A. Lakers 66 66 40.7. 433. 339. 816 5.9 6.0 1.3. 8 27.6 2005 -- 06 L.A. Lakers 80 80 41.0. 450. 347. 850 5.3 4.5 1.8. 4 35.4 ^ 2006 -- 07 L.A. Lakers 77 77 40.8. 463. 344. 868 5.7 5.4 1.4. 5 31.6 ^ 2007 -- 08 * L.A. Lakers * 82 ^ 82 38.9. 459. 361. 840 6.3 5.4 1.8. 5 28.3 2008 -- 09 L.A. Lakers 82 ^ 82 36.1. 467. 351. 856 5.2 4.9 1.5. 5 26.8 2009 -- 10 L.A. Lakers 73 73 38.8. 456. 329. 811 5.4 5.0 1.5. 3 27.0 2010 -- 11 L.A. Lakers 82 82 33.9. 451. 323. 828 5.1 4.7 1.2. 1 25.3 2011 -- 12 L.A. Lakers 58 58 38.5. 430. 303. 845 5.4 4.6 1.2. 3 27.9 2012 -- 13 L.A. Lakers 78 78 38.6. 463. 324. 839 5.6 6.0 1.4. 3 27.3 2013 -- 14 L.A. Lakers 6 6 29.5. 425. 188. 857 4.3 6.3 1.2. 2 13.8 2014 -- 15 L.A. Lakers 35 35 34.5. 373. 293. 813 5.7 5.6 1.3. 2 22.3 2015 -- 16 L.A. Lakers 66 66 28.2. 358. 285. 826 3.7 2.8. 9. 2 17.6 Career 1,346 1,198 36.1. 447. 329. 837 5.2 4.7 1.4. 5 25.0 All - Star 14 14 27.8. 507. 333. 806 4.9 4.5 2.6. 4 20.0 Source : Playoffs Season Team Games played Games started Minutes per g Field goal percentage 3 - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game Blocks per game Points per game 1996 -- 97 L.A. Lakers 9 0 14.8. 382. 261. 867 1.2 1.2. 3. 2 8.2 1997 -- 98 L.A. Lakers 11 0 20.0. 408. 214. 689 1.9 1.5. 3. 7 8.7 1998 -- 99 L.A. Lakers 8 8 39.4. 430. 348. 800 6.9 4.6 1.9 1.2 19.8 1999 -- 00 L.A. Lakers 22 22 39.0. 442. 344. 754 4.5 4.4 1.5 1.5 21.1 2000 -- 01 L.A. Lakers 16 16 43.4. 469. 324. 821 7.3 6.1 1.6. 8 29.4 2001 -- 02 L.A. Lakers 19 19 43.8. 434. 379. 759 5.8 4.6 1.4. 9 26.6 2002 -- 03 L.A. Lakers 12 12 44.3. 432. 403. 827 5.1 5.2 1.2. 1 32.1 ^ 2003 -- 04 * L.A. Lakers * 22 22 44.2. 413. 247. 813 4.7 5.5 1.9. 3 24.5 2005 -- 06 L.A. Lakers 7 7 44.9. 497. 400. 771 6.3 5.1 1.1. 4 27.9 2006 -- 07 L.A. Lakers 5 5 43.0. 462. 357. 919 5.2 4.4 1.0. 4 32.8 ^ 2007 -- 08 * L.A. Lakers * 21 21 41.1. 479. 302. 809 5.7 5.6 1.7. 4 30.1 ^ 2008 -- 09 L.A. Lakers 23 23 40.9. 457. 349. 883 5.3 5.5 1.7. 9 30.2 2009 -- 10 L.A. Lakers 23 23 40.1. 458. 374. 842 6.0 5.5 1.4. 7 29.2 2010 -- 11 L.A. Lakers 10 10 35.4. 446. 293. 820 3.4 3.3 1.6. 3 22.8 2011 -- 12 L.A. Lakers 12 12 39.7. 439. 283. 832 4.8 4.3 1.3. 2 30.0 Career 220 200 39.3. 448. 331. 816 5.1 4.7 1.4. 6 25.6 Source : Career ranking Career -- season Points -- 3rd ( 33,644 ) Field goal attempts -- 3rd ( 26,200 ) Field goals made -- 5th ( 11,719 ) Field goals missed -- 1st ( 14,481 ) Free throws made -- 3rd ( 8,378 ) Free throw attempts -- 5th ( 10,011 ) Points per game -- 12th ( 25.00 ) 3 - point field goal attempts -- 6th ( 5,546 ) Turnovers -- 3rd ( 4,010 ) 3 - point field goals made -- 12th ( 1,827 ) Steals -- 14th ( 1,944 ) Minutes played -- 6th ( 48,637 ) Steals per game -- 92nd ( 1.44 ) Minutes per game -- 41st ( 36.13 ) Games played -- 11th -- ( 1,346 ) Assists -- 29th ( 6,306 ) Free throw % -- 84th (. 8369 ) Personal fouls -- 39th ( 3,353 ) Defensive rebounds -- 46th ( 5,548 ) Assists per game -- 134th ( 4.69 ) Rebounds -- 100th ( 7,047 ) Blocks -- 180th ( 640 ) Offensive rebounds -- 190th ( 1,499 ) Career -- playoffs 3 - point field goal attempts -- 3rd ( 882 ) 3 - point field goals made -- 6th ( 292 ) Field goal attempts -- 3rd ( 4,499 ) Free throws made -- 3rd ( 1,320 ) Points -- 4th ( 5,640 ) Minutes played -- 3rd ( 8,641 ) Turnovers -- 3rd ( 647 ) Field goals made -- 5th ( 2,014 ) NBA awards and accomplishments Bryant shooting a free throw 5 - time NBA champion : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 7 NBA Finals appearances : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 2 - time NBA Finals MVP : 2009, 2010 NBA Most Valuable Player : 2008 2 - time scoring champion : 2006, 2007 18 - time NBA All - Star : 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 18 consecutive selections, 13 consecutive appearances ( No All - Star game in 1999 due to a league - wide lockout ) Missed the 2010, 2014 and 2015 games due to injury 4 - time NBA All - Star Game MVP : 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 ( shared the 2009 award with Shaquille O'Neal ) 15 - time All - NBA Team selection : First team : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Second team : 2000, 2001 Third team : 1999, 2005 12 - time All - Defensive Team selection : First team : 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Second team : 2001, 2002, 2012 NBA All - Rookie Team selection : Second team : 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion : 1997 17 - time Player of the Month : December 2000, November 2001, January 2003, March 2004, January 2006, April 2006, December 2006, March 2007, April 2007, February 2008, April 2008, December 2008, January 2009, December 2009, March 2011, December / January 2012, February 2013 Player of the Month was awarded separately to Eastern and Western Conference starting from the 2001 -- 02 season. NBA regular season leader : games played : 1998 -- 99 ( 50 ), 2007 -- 08 ( 82 ), 2008 -- 09 ( 82 ) usage percentage : 2005 -- 06 ( 38.7 ), 2010 -- 11 ( 35.1 ), 2011 -- 12 ( 35.7 ) points : 2002 -- 03 ( 2,461 ), 2005 -- 06 ( 2,832, 7th in NBA history ), 2006 -- 07 ( 2,430 ), 2007 -- 08 ( 2,323 ) points per game : 2005 -- 06 ( 34.5, 8th in NBA history ), 2006 -- 07 ( 31.6 ) field goals attempted : 2005 -- 06 ( 2,173 ), 2006 -- 07 ( 1,757 ), 2007 -- 08 ( 1,690 ), 2010 -- 11 ( 1,639 ), 2011 -- 12 ( 1336 ) field goals made : 2002 -- 03 ( 868 ), 2005 -- 06 ( 978 ), 2006 -- 07 ( 813 ) free throws attempted : 2006 -- 07 ( 768 ) free throws made : 2005 -- 06 ( 696 ), 2006 -- 07 ( 667 ) 2nd most points in a game : 81 ( on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors ) 2x Best NBA Player ESPY Award winner : 2008, 2010 NBA playoffs leader : win shares : 2001 ( 3.8 ) points : 2004 ( 539 ), 2008 ( 633 ), 2009 ( 695 ), 2010 ( 671 ) points per game : 2003 ( 32.1 ), 2007 ( 32.8 ), 2008 ( 30.1 ) minutes played : 2002 ( 833 ), 2004 ( 973 ) field goals made : 2004 ( 190 ), 2008 ( 222 ), 2009 ( 242 ), 2010 ( 234 ) field goals attempted : 2002 ( 431 ), 2004 ( 460 ), 2008 ( 463 ), 2009 ( 530 ), 2010 ( 511 ) free throws made : 2004 ( 135 ), 2008 ( 157 ), 2009 ( 174 ), 2010 ( 154 ) free throws attempted : 2008 ( 194 ), 2010 ( 183 ) steals : 2000 ( 32 ), 2009 ( 38 ) turnovers : 2010 ( 79 ) personal fouls : 2000 ( 89 ) NBA Records Currently holds Bryant scored 50 points or more in four consecutive games in 2007. Bryant holds or shares numerous NBA records : Most Seasons played for a single NBA Franchise : 20 Most All - Star Game MVP awards won, career : 4 ( tied with Bob Pettit ) Most All - Star Game field goals made, career : 115 Most offensive rebounds in an All - Star Game : 10 Most All - NBA Total Selections won, career : 15 ( tied with Kareem Abdul - Jabbar and Tim Duncan ) Most All - NBA First Team honors won, career : 11 ( tied with Karl Malone and LeBron James ) Most All - Defensive First Team honors won, career : 9 ( tied with Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, and Kevin Garnett ) Only player in NBA history with more than 30,000 points, 6,000 assists and 6,000 rebounds. Most field goal attempts, career - playoffs : 4,500 Most three - point field goal attempts, career - finals : 153 Most free throws made, four - game playoff series : 51 ( second round vs. Sacramento Kings, 2001 ) Most points scored in one arena, career : 16,161 ( as of April 14, 2016, at Staples Center, Los Angeles ) Most games played at one arena, career : 599 ( as of April 14, 2016, at Staples Center, Los Angeles Highest Score against rest of teams in the league above 40 ( share with Bob Pettit ) Surpassed Hakeem Olajuwon, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to score 24,000 points : ( 31 years, 76 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Since surpassed by LeBron James, who achieved this at 30 years, 17 days Youngest player to score 25,000 points : ( 31 years, 151 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Since surpassed by LeBron James. Youngest player to score 26,000 points : ( 32 years, 80 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Since surpassed by LeBron James. Youngest player to score 27,000 points : ( 32 years, 160 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Since surpassed by Lebron James. Youngest player to score 28,000 points : ( 33 years, 131 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Since surpassed by Lebron James. Youngest player to score 29,000 points : ( 33 years, 199 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to score 30,000 points : ( 34 years, 104 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to score 31,000 points : ( 34 years, 185 days ) Surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to score 32,000 points : ( 36 years, 87 days ) Surpassed Karl Malone, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to score 33,000 points : ( 37 years, 138 days ) Surpassed Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, the previous holder of the record Youngest player to be named to the NBA All - Rookie Team : ( 1996 -- 97 ) Youngest player to be named to the NBA All - Defensive Team : ( 1999 -- 00 ) Youngest player to start a game : ( 7003673300000000000 ♠ 18 years, 158 days ) Youngest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Championship : ( 18 years, 169 days ) Youngest player to start an All - Star game : ( 7003710900000000000 ♠ 19 years, 169 days ) Only player in NBA history to score at least 600 points in the postseason for three consecutive years. 633 ( 2008 ), 695 ( 2009 ), 671 ( 2010 ) Oldest player to score 60 + points, one game : ( 37 years, 234 days ) Previously held Most three - point field goals made, one game : 12 ( on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics ; shared with Donyell Marshall and Stephen Curry ) Surpassed by Curry ( 13 ) on November 7, 2016 Most three - point field goals made, one half : 8 ( on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards ; shared with 5 other players ) Broken by Deron Williams on March 8, 2013. Youngest player to score 23,000 points : ( 30 years, 171 days ) Surpassed by LeBron James ( 29 years, 95 days ) on April 4, 2014 Youngest player to score 22,000 points : ( 30 years, 99 days ) Surpassed by LeBron James ( 29 years, 11 days ) on January 10, 2014. Youngest player to score 20,000 points : ( 29 years, 122 days ) Surpassed by LeBron James ( 28 years, 17 days ) on January 16, 2013. Chamberlain ( 29 years, 134 days ), Jordan ( 29 years, 326 days ), Bryant and James are the only four players to reach the milestone before reaching the age of 30. Youngest player to score 18,000 points : ( 28 years, 156 days ) Surpassed by LeBron James ( 27 years, 35 days ) on February 3, 2012. Youngest player to score 15,000 points : ( 27 years, 136 days ) Surpassed by LeBron James ( 7003921000000000000 ♠ 25 years, 79 days ) on March 19, 2010 Youngest player to score 10,000 points : ( 7003895900000000000 ♠ 24 years, 193 days ) on March 4, 2003 Surpassed by LeBron James ( 7003845900000000000 ♠ 23 years, 59 days ) on February 27, 2008 Youngest player to appear in an NBA game : ( 7003664700000000000 ♠ 18 years, 72 days ) on November 3, 1996 Surpassed by Jermaine O'Neal ( 7003662800000000000 ♠ 18 years, 53 days ) on December 5, 1996 Then Surpassed by Andrew Bynum ( 7003658400000000000 ♠ 18 years, 9 days ) on November 2, 2005 Los Angeles Lakers franchise Records Bryant set a record at the modern Madison Square Garden with 61 points. Bryant holds or shares numerous Lakers franchise records : Most seasons played 20 ( 1996 -- 1997 to 2015 -- 2016 ) Most playoff seasons played 15 ( 1997 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2012 ) Most All - Star Game Selections 18 ( 1998, 2000 -- 2016 ) Most All - NBA First Team 11 ( 2002 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2013 ) Most All - Defensive First Team 9 ( 2000, 2003 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2011 ) Games Most career regular - season games played : 1,346 Most career playoff games played : 220 Points Career : 33,643 Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on February 1, 2010 Career, playoffs : 5,640 Surpassed Jerry West, the previous holder of the record, on April 23, 2010 ) Season : 2,832 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Game : 81 ( on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors ) Half : 55 ( 2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors ) Quarter : 30 ( twice, most recently on November 30, 2006 in 3rd quarter vs. Utah Jazz ) Games scoring 60 points or more, career : 6 Games scoring 50 points or more, career : 26 Games scoring 50 points or more, season : 10 ( 2006 -- 07 ) Games scoring 40 points or more, career : 134 Games scoring 40 points or more, season : 27 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Bryant goes in for a layup in a 2010 game against the Magic. Consecutive games of 50 points or more : 4 ( March 16 -- 23, 2007 ) Behind Wilt Chamberlain ( 7 consecutive games five times in 1961 -- 62 ) Consecutive games of 40 points or more : 9 ( February 6 -- 23, 2003 ) Tied with Michael Jordan ( 1986 -- 87 ) and behind Wilt Chamberlain ( 14 consecutive games twice in 1961 -- 62 and 10 consecutive games in 1962 -- 63 ) Field goals made and attempted Career attempts : 26,200 Career : 11,719 Career, playoffs : 2,014 Career attempts, playoffs : 4,499 Half : 18 ( 2nd half, on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors ) Half attempts : 28 ( tied with Elgin Baylor ; on November 17, 2002 at Boston Celtics ) Half, playoffs : 12 ( tied with Elgin Baylor ; on April 20, 2003 at Minnesota Timberwolves ) Quarter : 11 ( twice, most recently on January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors ) Quarter attempts, playoffs : 13 ( tied with 3 players ; on May 13, 2003 at San Antonio Spurs ) Free throws made and attempted Career : 8,378 Career attempts : 10,011 Career, playoffs : 1,320 Career attempts, playoffs : 1,617 Game, playoffs : 21 ( on May 4, 2008 vs. Utah Jazz ) Quarter, playoffs : 11 ( tied with 3 players ; on May 8, 1997 vs. Utah Jazz ) Most free throws in a game without a miss, playoffs : 18 ( May 18, 2012 ) Consecutive : 62 ( January 11 -- 22, 2006 ) Three - point field goals made and attempted Career : 1,827 Career, playoffs : 292 Game : 12 ( on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics ) Half : 8 ( 1st half, on March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards ) Consecutive : 9 ( on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics ) Career attempts : 5,546 Career attempts, playoffs : 882 Season attempts : 518 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Game attempts : 18 ( on January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics ) Steals Career : 1,944 Half : 6 ( tied with 3 players ; on February 13, 2006 vs. Utah Jazz ) Quarter, playoffs : 3 ( five times, tied with 9 players ; most recently on June 15, 2008 vs. Boston Celtics ) Minutes played Career : 48,637 Career, playoffs : 8,641 Personal Fouls Career : 3,353 Career, playoffs : 660 Turnovers Career : 4,010 Miscellaneous records Most points scored as an opponent at the modern Madison Square Garden ( IV ) : 61 ( on February 2, 2009 vs. New York Knicks ) Most points scored in Christmas Day games : 395 ( as of December 25, 2015 ) Surpassed Oscar Robertson Most points scored in final career game : 60 ( on April 13, 2016 vs. Utah Jazz ) Others Bryant playing at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1995 Adidas Academic Betterment and Career Development ( ABCD ) Summer Camp Senior MVP 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year 1996 Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year 1996 McDonald 's High School All - American 1996 USA Today All - USA First Team USA Today and PARADE 's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game. Named Most Outstanding Player at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in his senior year The all - time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania school history with 2,883 points Surpassed Carlin Warley ( 2,441 ) and Wilt Chamberlain ( 2,359 ) Led Lower Merion High School to a 31 -- 3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association ( PIAA ) Class AAAA state title as a senior. The Aces defeated Erie Cathedral Prep 48 -- 43 to win the gold ( 1996 ). Had his Lower Merion High School number 33 retired in 2002 Became the 27th player to enter the NBA straight from high school ( Jermaine O'Neal was the other player to do so in the 1996 NBA draft ) Won 5 ESPY Awards 2002 Outstanding Team Award ( Los Angeles Lakers ) 2006 Under Armour Undeniable Performance Award ( Kobe Bryant 's 81 points ) 2008 Best NBA Player Award ( Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers ) 2009 Best Team Award ( Los Angeles Lakers ) 2010 Best NBA Player Award ( Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers ) Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship ( Tournament of Americas ) Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medal with Team USA, 2012 Summer Olympics Sporting News NBA Athlete of the Decade ( 2000s ) TNT NBA Player of the Decade ( 2000s ) Ranked # 12 in SLAM Magazine 's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time ( published in the August 2009 issue ) Sports Illustrated Top 20 Male Athlete of the Decade ( 2000s ) # 7 ( the only NBA player in the top 10 ) Ranked # 10 in SLAM Magazine 's 2011 revision of the top 500 greatest players of all time ( published in the February 2011 issue ) Ranked # 1 in Dime Magazine 's 2012 list of the top 10 greatest players since the year 2000 ( published in the September 2012 issue ) See also List of 40 - plus point games by Kobe Bryant List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders List of National Basketball Association career 3 - point scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff assists leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff turnovers leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff 3 - point scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association career playoff free throw scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association single - game playoff scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game List of National Basketball Association franchise career scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise List of NBA players with most championships NBA regular season records References ^ Jump up to : `` Bio : Kobe Bryant ''. 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Question: how many times has kobe bryant led the league in scoring
Answer: 2