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Lakers star Kobe Bryant's legendary career in pictures

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles. Here are images that chronicle his career from Lower Merion High School to the NBA.

Lower Merion's Kobe Bryant driving to the basket against Coatesville in a 1995 high school playoff game where then-Sixers coach John Lucas first saw Bryant in action. Lucas wanted to draft him in 1996, but he was fired before then. The Sixers drafted Allen Iverson.
Lower Merion's Kobe Bryant driving to the basket against Coatesville in a 1995 high school playoff game where then-Sixers coach John Lucas first saw Bryant in action. Lucas wanted to draft him in 1996, but he was fired before then. The Sixers drafted Allen Iverson.Read moreInquirer Photo
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