{"id":492375,"date":"2016-04-11T11:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=492375"},"modified":"2020-03-27T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T00:55:21","slug":"kobeweek-a-look-at-kobe-bryants-famous-firsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kobeweek-a-look-at-kobe-bryants-famous-firsts\/","title":{"rendered":"#KobeWeek \/\/ A Look at Kobe Bryant’s Famous Firsts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kobe Bryant<\/strong>‘s list of accolades are longer than the sleeve on the KD 8 Elite, but it all had to start somewhere, right? A lifelong Laker, the Black Mamba has made many a memory and had firsts for forever in the purple and gold. Looking towards the latter but looking back more so, we recount Kobe’s famous firsts and the kicks he wore while putting down the footprints of his Hall of Fame career.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> November 3, 1996
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas EQT Top Ten 2010<\/p>\n

First Game Against Jordan<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> December 17, 1996
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas EQT Top Ten 2010<\/p>\n

First Start<\/h2>\n
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photo by Garrett Ellwood via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> January 28, 1997
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas EQT Top Ten 2010<\/p>\n

First Playoff Series<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> April\/May 1997
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas EQT Elevation<\/p>\n

First All-Star Game<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images via NBA Tumblr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> February 8, 1998
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas KB8 PE<\/p>\n

First Double-Dobule<\/h2>\n
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photo by John W. McDonough\/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> February 5, 1999
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas KB8 II<\/p>\n

First Finals<\/h2>\n
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photo by The Sporting News via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> June 2000
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas The Kobe<\/p>\n

First 50 Point Game<\/h2>\n
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photo by Tom Hauck via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> December 6, 2000
\nKicks:<\/strong> adidas The Kobe<\/p>\n

First Game Against LeBron<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> January 12, 2004
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Zoom Flight 2k3 PE<\/p>\n

First Game Against Shaq<\/h2>\n
\"photo
photo by Noah Graham via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> December 25, 2004
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Air Zoom Flight Huarache 2k5 PE<\/p>\n

First 60 Point Game<\/h2>\n
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photo by Noah Graham via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> December 20, 2005
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Air Zoom Flight Huarache 2k5 PE<\/p>\n

First Scoring Title<\/h2>\n
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photo by Andrew D. Bernstein via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> April 19, 2006
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Zoom Kobe 1 PE<\/p>\n

First MVP<\/h2>\n
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photos by Stephen Dunn via Getty Images<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> May 7, 2008
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Zoom Kobe III<\/p>\n

First Gold Medal<\/h2>\n
\"Nick
Nick Laham\/Getty Images via Zimbio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> August 24, 2008
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Hyperdunk<\/p>\n

First Finals MVP<\/h2>\n
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photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images via Zimbio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When:<\/strong> June 14, 2009
\nKicks:<\/strong> Nike Zoom Kobe IV<\/p>\n

Lead image via NBA YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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