Factfile on 18-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday at age 41 after playing his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers: Name: Kobe Bryant Former Team: Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2016) Position: Guard Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Born: August 23, 1978 Died January 26, 2020 Height: 6feet, 6inches, 1.98m Weight: 212lbs, 96kg - Bryant was the son of Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, who played eight seasons in the NBA - Bryant spent eight years of his childhood with his family in Italy - Bryant married Vanessa Laine, April 18, 2001.