Título: Kobe Bryant
Seção: Player profile
Background: Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team.

Conteúdo: Standing at 6 feet 6 inches tall (1.98 m) and weighing 205 pounds (93 kg), Bryant played primarily as a shooting guard. He was often cited as one of the most dangerous scorers in the NBA. Bryant has drawn frequent comparisons to Jordan, after whom he modeled his playing style. Like Jordan, he became most known for shooting a fall-away jump shot. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated described another of Bryant's most famous moves as the "jab step-and-pause": Bryant jabbed his non-pivot foot forward to let the defender relax, but instead of bringing the jab foot back, he pushed off of it and drove around his opponent to get to the basket.  Bryant established a reputation for taking shots in the closing moments of tight games, even when he was double or triple-teamed, and was noted as one of the premier closers in the NBA. In a 2012 annual survey of NBA general managers, Bryant was selected for the 10th consecutive season as the player general managers would want to take a clutch shot with a game on the line. Bryant enjoyed being the villain, and reveled in being booed and then silencing the crowd with his play. His ability to make difficult shots has also drawn criticism of his shot selection. Throughout his career, Bryant was disparaged for being a selfish, high-volume shooter; he missed more field goal attempts in his career than any other player in NBA history. Phil Jackson, who coached Bryant for many years, stated that Bryant "tends to force the action, especially when the 

user: What position did Kobe Bryant play?

assistant: Bryant played primarily as a shooting guard.

user: Did he win any championships?

assistant: He did, however, lead the Lakers to two championships after the departure of Shaquille O'Neal;

user: Why did Shaq depart the Lakers?

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user: What years did he win the championships?

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user: Did he win any other awards?

assistant: Bryant was selected for the 10th consecutive season as the player general managers would want to take a clutch shot with a game on the line.

user: Did he get along with his team?

assistant: Many players have considered him difficult to play with

user: Why did people think he was difficult to play with?

assistant: because of his high level of commitment and performance.

user: What else was interesting about this article?

assistant: Throughout his career, Bryant was disparaged for being a selfish, high-volume shooter;

user: What else was he known for?

assistant: he missed more field goal attempts in his career than any other player in NBA history.

user: Did he work to improve his shots?

assistant: Bryant was also lauded for his work ethic.

user: What did his coach think of him?

assistant: Phil Jackson, who coached Bryant for many years, stated that Bryant "tends to force the action, especially when the game isn't going his way.