Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant’s 40th birthday is coming up. To celebrate the event, Kobe and his wife Vanessa brought the kids to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. As you can see below, Kobe was there rocking the Darth Vader ‘Dad’ shirt.
In case you want to help celebrate, for Kobe Bryant’s 40th birthday, NBA TV is airing a daylong Mamba marathon, including some of this best games and interviews.
From winning the Slam Dunk Contest as a rookie to dropping 60 points in his career finale, Bryant’s greatest hits will be running continuously on Thursday, Aug. 23rd.
Below is the day’s schedule (all times Pacific).
3 a.m. — Rookie Kobe soars to the Slam Dunk Contest title in Cleveland. (Also airs at 9:30 a.m.)
3:30 a.m. — Nineteen-year-old Kobe scores 33 points in a duel with Michael Jordan (36 points).
5:30 a.m. — Bryant scores 18 points in his very first All-Star Game.
7:30 a.m. — Kobe pours in 28 points, including several clutch overtime baskets, in Game 4 off the 2000 NBA Finals.
10 a.m. — Bryant erupts for 48 points and 16 rebounds to eliminate Sacramento in the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals.
12 p.m. — Kobe scores 81 points in a single game — the second-most in NBA history.
2 p.m. — Kobe puts up 32 points in an overtime win over Orlando in Game 4 of the 2009 NBA Finals.
4 p.m. — Bryant’s interview with Ahmad Rashad. (Also airs at 9 p.m.)
5 p.m. — Kobe sits down with Shaquille O’Neal to discuss their time as teammates. (Also airs at 10 p.m.)
6 p.m. — Bryant scores 60 points in the final game of his career.
