Can you name this famous athlete?

• ​He was the youngest player to ever start an NBA game
• Played his entire career with the LA Lakers winning five NBA championships with them    
• Was the first guard to be drafted straight out of high school by the NBA
• Named after a famous Japanese steak. (seriously, folks!)
• Son of a famous NBA player who carried the nickname “Jelly Bean”
• Born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, PA
• Spent most of his early years in Italy and is very fluent in Italian
• A close, personal friend of Michael Jackson
• Religiously wakes up at 4 a.m. every day to work out
• Represented the United States in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won gold both times
• Became the youngest player (34) in league history to reach 30,000 career points
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If you guessed NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, congratulations!
Photo description: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed basketball.