{"id":14332,"date":"2025-08-24T09:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=14332"},"modified":"2025-08-24T09:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:04:51","slug":"celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Kobe Bryant on Birth Anniversary: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA <\/a>history who died on January 26, 2020, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/on-this-day-nba-legend-kobe-bryant-daughter-gianna-and-7-others-die-in-helicopter-crash\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>tragic helicopter crash in California<\/a>. The league renamed the All-Star MVP Award in Bryant&rsquo;s honor. He was also voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.<\/p><p>Bryant won five NBA championships for the Lakers and was an 18-time All-Star. He was the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Kobe ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. <\/p><p>On Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s 47th birth anniversary, let&rsquo;s dive into his top plays from his 20-year long career:<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Left-handed 3-pointer vs. Mavs <\/h2><p>Kobe Bryant pulled off a great comeback for the Lakers against the conference rivals, Mavericks. He made a left-handed 3-pointer to beat the buzzer. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe with your typical left-handed 3-pointer to beat the buzzer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestOfLakersMavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#BestOfLakersMavs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ISQ2YX30v\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/6ISQ2YX30v<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/1261358685676122113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Layup shot over four defenders vs. Spurs <\/h2><p>Kobe Bryant was always unpredictable for his opponents when it comes to shooting. He produced a crazy layup shot through four defenders against San Antonio Spurs in a game in 2004. Who would have thought about passing to a wide open guy for the corner 3? It was just incredible play from Kobe.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(2004) Kobe with one of the craziest layups you'll ever see. Through FOUR Spurs defenders.<br><br>Just ridiculous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PN1HnEUdS\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/3PN1HnEUdS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timelesssports_\/status\/1120491752492871681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 23, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-would-rank-kevin-durant-above-kobe-former-nba-star-makes-shocking-remark-on-lakers-legend\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;I would rank Kevin Durant above Kobe&rdquo; &ndash; Former NBA star makes shocking remark on Lakers legend<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/on-this-day-kobe-bryant-drops-81-points\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>On This Day: Kobe Bryant drops 81 points, second-highest point total of all time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Double buzzer-beater vs. Suns <\/h2><p>Kobe pulled off two buzzer beaters in the same playoff game against Phoenix Suns in 2006. His dunk helped Lakers to tie the game at 90 points and match went into the overtime where Kobe made another buzzer-beating shot to win it 99-98. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe Bryant's buzzer beater against the Suns during the 2006 playoffs &#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fwUK8HulB\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/0fwUK8HulB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fastbreak Hoops (@FastbreakHoops5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FastbreakHoops5\/status\/1874172486239109152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Kobe-Shaq combo vs. Trail Blazers<\/h2><p>Kobe Bryant and Shaq O&rsquo;Neil won three Championships with Los Angeles Lakers. It was one of the best shots they attempted against the Trail Blazers. Kobe lobbed it to Shaq for an alley-oop dunk and Lakers came back from 13 down in the 4th to beat Portland in Game 7 of the conference final.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"Kobe on the move.. lobs for O'Neal for the dunk!\" <br><br>#9 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kobebryant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@KobeBryant<\/a>'s Top 10 Plays! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kobe40?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Kobe40<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mn7aWCzozy\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Mn7aWCzozy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1032832368065765377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 24, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Kobe dunked over Yarborough <\/h2><p>Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s poster dunk over Cleveland&rsquo;s Vincent Yarborough is the best play of his career. Robert Horry made a long pass and Kobe dropped a smooth dunk in just three steps. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(2003) One of the best Kobe plays ever. So damn smooth with it. &#128483; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uln0DNaBPY\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/uln0DNaBPY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timelesssports_\/status\/1169090972287930370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>Image Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Kobe Bryant&#8217;s 47th birth anniversary, let&#8217;s dive into his top plays from his 20-year long career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[422,781,1906],"class_list":["post-14332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-kobe-bryant","tag-nba","tag-nba-top-plays"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#039;s NBA career<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#039;s NBA career\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-24T09:04:51+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2128\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gulshan Sharma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gulshan Sharma\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gulshan Sharma\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7d5143cacfb3e010fa92753935f30242\"},\"headline\":\"Remembering Kobe Bryant on Birth Anniversary: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA career\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-24T08:04:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-24T08:04:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\"},\"wordCount\":404,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kobe Bryant\",\"NBA\",\"NBA Top plays\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NBA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\",\"name\":\"Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant\\\\'s NBA career\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-24T08:04:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-24T08:04:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg\",\"width\":2128,\"height\":1416,\"caption\":\"Image Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Remembering Kobe Bryant on Birth Anniversary: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA career\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"description\":\"Share passion for sports &amp; betting\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"width\":415,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"The Playoffs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7d5143cacfb3e010fa92753935f30242\",\"name\":\"Gulshan Sharma\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e857fa818f405f795a9341f75f88c81f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e857fa818f405f795a9341f75f88c81f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gulshan Sharma\"},\"description\":\"A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors\\\\' championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he\\\\'s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He\\\\'s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.\u00a0 \u00a0\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/gulshansharma\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#039;s NBA career","description":"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#039;s NBA career","og_description":"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.","og_url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/","og_site_name":"The Playoffs","article_modified_time":"2025-08-24T08:04:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2128,"height":1416,"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gulshan Sharma","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_site":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gulshan Sharma","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/"},"author":{"name":"Gulshan Sharma","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7d5143cacfb3e010fa92753935f30242"},"headline":"Remembering Kobe Bryant on Birth Anniversary: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA career","datePublished":"2025-08-24T08:04:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-24T08:04:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/"},"wordCount":404,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg","keywords":["Kobe Bryant","NBA","NBA Top plays"],"articleSection":["NBA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/","name":"Celebrating Kobe Bryant: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant\\'s NBA career","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-24T08:04:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-24T08:04:51+00:00","description":"Kobe Bryant was a legendary figure in the NBA history who died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in California.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_9245764_168402440_lowres.jpg","width":2128,"height":1416,"caption":"Image Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/celebrating-kobe-bryant-top-5-plays-of-kobe-bryants-nba-career\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Remembering Kobe Bryant on Birth Anniversary: Top 5 plays of Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA career"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","name":"The Playoffs","description":"Share passion for sports &amp; betting","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization","name":"The Playoffs","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","width":415,"height":280,"caption":"The Playoffs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7d5143cacfb3e010fa92753935f30242","name":"Gulshan Sharma","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e857fa818f405f795a9341f75f88c81f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e857fa818f405f795a9341f75f88c81f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gulshan Sharma"},"description":"A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors\\' championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he\\'s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He\\'s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.\u00a0 \u00a0","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/gulshansharma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14332"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":623843,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14332\/revisions\/623843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}