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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers played his
315th and final game in Chicago against the Bulls on February
421, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have a record of 6 wins
6and 9 losses in their games at the United Center (UC); his
7first game at the UC took place on December 17, 1996, during
8the Bull's second, three-peat of the 1990s; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant is 3rd on the NBA's all-time scoring
10list and 3rd on the NBA's all-time playoff scoring list; he
11achieved the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 81
12points, and has 24 games with at least 50 points scored; he is
13a 2-time NBA scoring champion and has the 11th-highest scoring
14average of all-time; he has the 5th-most field goals made in
15NBA history; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant is a 5-time NBA Champion; he was twice
17named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant was named the NBA's Most Valuable
19Player following the 2007-08 season; he was selected as an NBA
20All-Star 17 times and named Most Valuable Player of the
21All-Star game 4 times; he was selected to the All-NBA First

 

 

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1Team 11 times; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant has been selected to the NBA's
3All-Defense team 12 times; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant is 9th on the NBA's all-time list in
5career minutes and has played for 20 seasons; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Kobe Bryant is a 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist;
7therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10declare February 21, 2016 as Kobe Bryant Day in the State of
11Illinois; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to Kobe Bryant as an expression of our esteem and
14respect.