Associated Press
In this Jan. 4, 2015 file photo Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Los Angeles. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS:
5-time NBA champion
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
2-time Finals MVP
2-time Olympic gold medalist
Academy Award Winner
Husband and father to four daughters
Nearly four years removed from his legendary NBA playing days at the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant was well on his way into the second stage of his life’s journey.