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Drafted as a 17 yr old,made his debut at age 18.....so next year he'll have played half his life for the Lakers

Wish you a speedy recovery and a productive season

Happy bday Bean

That's ALLOT of mileage on that body...

And it is not a lot of highway mileage.
I remember Kobe as a sprite kid on the team. How much he has changed to being the elder statesman. Happy birthday Kobe hope you play to 40 years old.

Wow, time flies. Seems like it was yesterday when Kobe turned 30 and the USA barely beat Spain in the '08 Olympics.

happy birthday kobe

Damn half his life he's been in the nba, that's crazy. I wonder what he'll do once he hangs em up being how all he knows is playing for the LakeShow

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L731J-wNVcE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B-bd7wlRDU[/youtube]

Happy Birthday Mamba!

Born (in '93) and raised in LA ,started watching the lakers by 3 or 4. I remember asking my dad "who's this new coach, Phil Jackson? And why did they get rid of the last guy" lmao i was like 5 or 6. I'm accustomed to waking up every morning thinking "hey we got kobe, we gonna be alright" One day that's gonna change and I don't know what it's going to be like.

I just want to wish Kobe a happy birthday and hope that his recovery goes well. All I ask is that God lets him be the same Kobe on the court for this upcoming season ( and the next several seasons) he has been throughout his career.

Happy birthday Mamba

its a joy watching you play for so long.. its like a treasure that i can tell to my future granchild (Mirjalovic III)

Happy birthday Kobe. Michael Jordan retired at age 35. Will Kobe be doing the same?

Happy 35th. 5 rings and a hall of fame career.

Happy Birthday Veno!!!
Wishing you a healthy year.

I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?

leeprettyp wrote:

DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?

Yep, he scored 36 points in his very first summer pro league run.

DEEP3CL wrote:

leeprettyp wrote:

DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?

Yep, he scored 36 points in his very first summer pro league run.

Wallace was a preseason game in Vegas. 98 or so.

35 aint even old...

except for a pro athlete.