It's hard to believe today Kobe Bryant turns 33 years old — more importantly he has spent almost half of his life in the NBA as one of the top off-guards in the leagues’ history. The fact is the son of former 76er Joe “Jellybean” Bryant has been nationally recognized since his days at Lower Merion High School outside of Philly and taking pop-singer Brandy to prom didn’t hurt his rep either. At 17 years old he was drafted 13th overall by the Hornets and traded just days later to the Lakers for flop-king Vlade Divac. You know the rest — an 81 point game, 13 All-Star appearances, five rings, two sneaker deals, and a MVP award later, the Black Mamba has cemented his place as one of the NBA's all-time greats. Click here as we take a look at Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Sneaker Moments. 

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    specialk August 23rd, 2011 at 02:46 PM

    Nice list. Been waiting for one of these for a while.

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    christian santa August 23rd, 2011 at 06:31 PM

    where are his pe 7s at

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    yea August 23rd, 2011 at 07:44 PM

    where is the flint 13 picture? http://sneakernews.com/2011/04/18/celebrity-feet-kobe-bryant-air-jordan-xiii-flint/

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    JRose2345 August 23rd, 2011 at 09:30 PM

    Greatest moment was when he came to Nike.

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    kln10 August 24th, 2011 at 01:33 AM

    He rocked PE Jordan 3s too

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    six August 24th, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    really? his number 2 greatest sneaker moment was when he was swept by the mavs???

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      Breaker19 August 24th, 2011 at 05:50 PM

      I don't think they are ranked in order if importance, looks like it's by date.

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