Kobe Bryant Net Worth (1978-2020)
Born on August 23, 1978, Kobe Bryant was an American professional basketball player. He played basketball for 20 years in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 26, 2020, he was on his way to coach a tournament in Thousand Oaks but unfortunately, the helicopter crashed into a hill just north of Los Angeles. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and 7 other passengers passed away in this tragic helicopter crash. According to Starz Net Worth, Kobe Bryant Net Worth at the time of his death was $600 million.
Let’s have a look at his life and career and see how Bryant’s Net Worth reached this height.
Early Life
kobe bryant family lived in Pennsylvania. His father Joe Bryant was a former NBA player. Inspired by his father, he started playing basketball during his early years and excelled at it in high school. During his junior year at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Bryant was Pennsylvania Player of the Year and also earned a fourth-team Parade All-American nomination. In his senior year of high school, Bryant led his team to their first state championship in 53 years. All the fame was enough to get him into many colleges on scholarship but he chose to go directly to the pros. The Charlotte Hornets picked Bryant as a draft in 1996. His first contract with the NBA was a $3.5 million deal for three years.
Career and Endorsement Earnings
During his 20-year career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant earned over $328 million in the form of his salary. Towards the end of his career in 2016, he started earning the most. The NBA paid him $30.4 million for a single season in the year 2013-14. Bryant also earned $352 million through endorsements for brands like Nike, Sprite, McDonald’s, Turkish Airlines Lenovo, Hublot, and Panini.
Kobe Bryant Awards
- 5 NBA championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)
- 2 Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012)
- 18 NBA All-Star selections
- 4 NBA All-Star Game MVP awards
- 2 NBA Finals MVP awards
- 1 NBA regular season MVP award (2008)
- 11 All-NBA First Team selections
- 9 NBA All-Defensive First Team selections
- 2 scoring titles (2006, 2007)
The Sexual Assault Case
A 19 years old woman filed a sexual assault case against Bryant in 2003. However, the prosecutors dropped the case before it could go for a trial. The case ended in a settlement. Prosecutors kept the details of the case confidential and never made them public. This tarnished Bryant’s reputation and he lost a few endorsements but was back in full swing after some time with brands like Nike.
Investments
Though Bryant was extremely busy with basketball and endorsements in 2014, he still managed to make a few investments. He bought a 10% equity stake in Body Armour. Later in 2018, Coca-Cola also purchased a stake in the company and the value of the company went as high as $2 billion, which made Bryant’s $6 million investment worth $200 million. After his retirement in 2016, Bryant with his business partner Jeff Stibel with whom he also started a venture capital company called Byrant-Stibel invested in dozens of companies that included the sports media website The Players Tribune, LegalZoom, Juicero, and videogame designer Scope. All these investment decisions added value to Kobe Bryant Net Worth.
Personal Life
Kobe Bryant’s wife was Vanessa Bryant. The couple married in April 2001 and were together until Kobe’s death in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. Vanessa and Kobe had four daughters together: Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, and Capri. The tragic death of Kobe Bryant left the world in shock. Bryant was a basketball legend. His fans still remember him fondly.
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