Kobe is not even from philly
Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the youngest of three children and the only son of Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryanthno:Bryant earned national recognition during a spectacular high school career at Lower Merion High School located in Ardmore, in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion. As a freshman, he played for the varsity basketball team.[12] He became the first freshman in decades to start for Lower Merion's varsity team, but the team finished with a 4–20 record.hno: