NBA All-Rookie Team
In 1996, Kobe was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He even had a trading card made, which has now earned a rare status. It was a prestigious honor to be named to the Rookie team at only 18 years old.
The Most Interesting Facts About the Legendary Kobe Bryant
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- The population of the United States increases by one person every 12 seconds.
- J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity!
- Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
- The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.