Going Krazy for Kobe Trivia Quiz

Answer: Charlotte Hornets

Kobe was in round 1 of the draft and the 13th overall pick. At the age of 18 years and 72 days he became the youngest player to have ever played in NBA history (for the LA Lakers, after he was traded by the Hornets). This record was broken by Jermaine O'Neal (1996 for the Portland Trailblazers, at the age of 18 years and 53 days) and then Andrew Bynum (2005 with the LA Lakers, at the age of 18 years and 6 days).

Answer: Vlade Divac

Just 15 days after the draft Kobe stated that he didn't want to play for the Hornets but wanted to play for the LA Lakers instead. The Lakers manager, Jerry West, was already extremely fond of Kobe after watching him play in high school and private scrimmages with other Lakers, and decided to trade Vlade Divac, their starting center, to get the future NBA star. Since Kobe was underage at the time, his parents had to co-sign his contract with the Lakers.

Answer: 71

Kobe played in an impressive 71 games for the LA Lakers throughout his rookie year (1996-97). Since he didn't see much playing time (averaging 15.5 mintutes a game) caused him to have LOW averages of 7.6 points and 1.3 assists a game.

Answer: Denver Nuggets

After several drama-filled years of feuding with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe opted out of his contract and flirted with the idea of signing with either the Bulls, Knicks, Clippers or the Nuggets. The fued finally ended with Shaq getting traded to the Miami Heat and the loss of their star coach, Phil Jackson.

The day after the trade with the Heat, Kobe signed back on with the Lakers. Coach Jackson didn't return until the next season.

Answer: NBA player of the 2000s decade

It's easy to see why Kobe would be named the NBA Player of The 2000s. Throughout his first few years of playing and still to this day Kobe gets compared to former NBA stars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. In 2002 at the age of 23, Kobe collected his third NBA championship, becoming the youngest player to ever do so!

Answer: November 2009

Kobe was the scoring leader for the entire NBA during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.

Answer: Toronto Raptors

Kobe holds the record for the second most points scored in one game by a single player after scoring 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. The top record holder is Wilt Chamberlain who scored 100 points in 1962.

Answer: Most minutes played in one season

In 2003 Kobe set a record by scoring 40+ points for 9 straight games. That February he averaged 40.6 ppg. He also beat the previous record set for most points scored in one season (2,832 points.) The former record holder was retired Lakers player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He score 12 three-pointers in January 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics (shared record).

Answer: Himself

Kobe gave himself the"Black Mamba" nickname because of desire for his basketball skills to mimic the snakes ability to strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, and rapid succession.

Answer: Dallas Mavericks

Upon entering the fourth quarter Kobe had scored 62 points all by himself against the Dallas Mavericks who had only scored an embarrassing 61 points. The Lakers ended the game by beating the Mavericks 112 to 90.