Kobe Bryant: More than a legend in sports and video games

A few days ago, he departed from this earthly world. basketball star Kobe Bryant. Leaving a bitter taste after his unexpected departure in a plane crash. The helicopter he was traveling in went down. He usually used this mode of transport to avoid the city's traffic congestion.

As it passed, Kobe Bryant, also known as the Black Mamba, due to a strategy by its main sponsor, the company Nike. Where they decided create a renewed image as an antihero after his affair became public. Thus, the well-known nickname arose, of the man who left a large number of records in the sport he played for many years.

Besides, He was not just a successful athlete, but He also lent his image to video games, commercials, and even an animated short film. inspired by his retirement letter sent to The Players' Tribune, November 29, 2015. Therefore, without further ado, we will mention in the following lines the highlights of the Black Mamba.

Records in Basketball

He 5-time NBA champion, in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010, being one of the most important achievements obtained by this great of the sport.

In addition to being the MVP in the finals of these last two titles and in the 2008 regular season. Meanwhile, in the All-Star Game He was for four years 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

He was also the top scorer in two consecutive seasons, in 2006 and 2007, and in the 2012 All-Star Game. On the other hand, his impressive performance led him to participate in the All-Star Game 18 times, 11 of which were consecutive.

It should be noted that it was also Leader in the regular season in points per game in 2006 with 35.4 and 2007 with 31.6. As well as in field goals attempted in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and in those made in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Similarly, he led in free throws attempted in 2007 and those made in 2006 and 2007.

At the same time, he managed to enter several NBA records, being the youngest. Among those we can mention are reaching 28,000 and 30,000 points. Furthermore, it currently occupies the fourth place as the all-time leading scorer with 33,643 points. Behind none other than LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Karl Malone.

Kobe Bryant in film

The basketball star wrote a letter announcing his retirement from the sport, which he later sent to The Players Tribune on November 29, 2015. Later, in 2017, the animated short film was made, which It was written, narrated, and starred by Kobe Bryant himself..

In the At the 2018 Academy Awards, it won the award for best animated short film.. It told the story of a little boy who played in his room, shooting his underwear into a basket, dreaming of making it to the NBA and becoming a champion.

Commercials

The star filmed several commercials with different companies; for her main sponsor, Nike, they produced more than one. In addition, they released several more with soft drinks.

Also, along with the football star Lionel Messi, They made a funny commercial for Turkish Airlines, where they compete for a boy's attention, and those are just a few examples.

Video games

Now, we come to the most anticipated segment, that of the video games. His success wasn't limited to sports. Video game developers also capitalized on his fame to boost sales. This led to the following examples:

NBA LIVE 97

Kobe Bryant makes his debut in this game, wearing the Los Angeles Lakers uniform released in November 1996. This video game of EA Sports It's the third installment of the NBA Lives for PlayStation 1, Featuring Mitch Richmond on the cover. If you'd like to play it, you can do so online by clicking the following link. here.

Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside 1

Released for Nintendo 64, in 1998, where Kobe Bryant, at just 19 years old, was the youngest player with a video game of his own name. With impressive graphics for the time, with easy gameplay and hip-hop and rap music, It generated a lot of buzz. To play Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside, go to ArcadeSpot.

NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant

Developed by Left Field Productions and launched by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 console, in November 1999. With new features, it allowed you to play multiple seasons, as well as contests from the three-point line. You could also create a player from scratch. You can play it online by clicking the following link. here.

NBA Courtside 2002

In a third installment, again Left Field Productions developed the video game for the GameCube in 2002. In this version, the player can customize their team, from stats to player faces. It also offers practice and tournament modes, and it's worth noting that it didn't garner as much attention as previous games.

NBA 07

It was launched by EA Sports, for Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and laptop, iPhone and Windows in 2006. It's important to mention that some teams were locked and could only be unlocked by completing unique challenges. On the other hand, you can play with All-Star teams from the 1950s through the 1990s.

NBA 2K10

This video game was presented 2K Sports, Developed by Visual Concepts in November 2009, it spans various consoles and other devices such as Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, 3 and Portable. It became one of the most influential games and again Kobe Bryant appears on the cover of the video game. This version introduces My Player mode, allowing you to customize a player for an entire season. You can also take control of one of the teams.

NBA 2K17

For this release, as he was the first player with more than 30,000 points and more than 6,000 assists, they opted to premiere the Legend Edition version to pay tribute to the star Kobe. Thus, I develop it Visual Concepts, Published by 2K Sports for PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360, One, Microsoft Windows, iOs and Android.

Now that the athlete has passed away at the age of 41, we'll have to wait to see what these video game companies plan to do to pay tribute to this superstar. Tell us, have you played any of the games we mentioned? What did you think of them?

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