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Updated on: 26 January,2010 09:39 AM IST  | 
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Ranbir Kapoor met ace basketball player Kobe Bryant. And Ranbir is not Kobe's first Bollywood fan, Dino Morea and Lara Dutta have met the LA Lakers player before too. CS gives you an insight on the basketballer:

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Ranbir Kapoor met ace basketball player Kobe Bryant. And Ranbir is not Kobe's first Bollywood fan, Dino Morea and Lara Dutta have met the LA Lakers player before too. CS gives you an insight on the basketballer:



*u00a0Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the youngest of three children and the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant.



* Kobe was named after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which his parents saw on a restaurant menu.

* He has received several awards for his performance in his senior year including being named Naismith High School Player of the Year, Gatorade Men's National Basketball Player of the Year, a McDonald's All-American, and a USA Today All-USA First Team player.

* In 2003, Colorado police arrested Kobe in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee.

* In 2006, Kobe scored a career high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. His score is the second highest number of points scored in a single game in the National Basketball Association history.

*u00a0In 2009, Kobe was tied with Michael Jordan for second in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes with $45 million.
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