"Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game for them. Instead, Kobe was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would spend his entire twenty-season career, winning five championships and numerous awards"--
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
Formatted Contents Note: Who was Kobe Bryant? -- A kid named Kobe -- Welcome to the show -- Winning--at what cost? -- A new man -- Father time is undefeated -- Timelines.