6. However, he was the first high school basketball standout to be successful at the next level. Though Bryant struggled his first year in the NBA, he has been nothing but exceptional since. He has won three NBA titles and is a member of the last five NBA All-Star games. Kobe is also bringing in $12.3 million dollars a year from the Los Angeles Lakers, not to mention the millions that he is making from endorsements from Mattel, McDonalds, Sprite, and Adidas (Thompson 1). After Kobe's success, every star high school player wanted a piece of the cash.
             Before Lebron James even slipped on a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey, Nike had already placed a $100
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