Yahoo Sports compiled this collection of work covering the Los Angeles Lakers legend in the years before and after the tragic ...

Bryant was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. His parents named him after a type of steak. The beef is from a species of cattle, Wagyu, raised in the Kobe region of Japan. Bryant lived in Italy for eight years ...

Kobe Bean Bryant is born in Philadelphia ... After becoming the youngest ever Slam Dunk Contest winner in 1997, Bryant goes on to play in the All-Star game a year later to become the youngest ...

"Kobe: The Making of a Legend" is a three-part CNN docuseries that launches Saturday, a day before the fifth anniversary of the NBA legend's death.