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#2 Having the 2nd most NBA All-Star selections
Aside from five NBA Championships, two NBA Finals MVP, and 2008 NBA MVP, Bryant holds the second-most NBA All-Star selections with 18. He is just one shy of the all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who currently holds the record for most All-Star game selections.
If holding the second most selections isn't enough for you, Bryant was also named the NBA All-Star Game MVP four times in the 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011 All-Star Games. Kobe holds a tied record for the most All-Star Game MVPs with Bob Pettit, another legendary player in the NBA.
Despite the decrease in his production as the years went by, he was named to the All-Star game from 2000 all the way till 2016, which certainly showed that the players and fans respected him on the court.
#1 Scoring 60 points in his last game as a Laker
It feels as if it was just yesterday when the Black Mamba made a statement in his final game in the NBA. In the Lakers' 2015-16 season finale against the Utah Jazz, Bryant scored a season-high 60 points, giving the Lakers a win in the last game of the season. With this, Bryant became the oldest player in the league to score 60 or more points at the age of 37.
Fans and game-watchers were certainly excited for Bryant to go out with a bang. However, scoring 60 or more points was nothing new for him. He holds the position for the second-highest points scored in a game. On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. He also scored 65 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on the 16th of March in 2007.
