Kobe Bryant presented MVP Award in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant holds the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with his daughters Gianna (R) and Natalia (L) in Los Angeles on May 6, 2008.. Bryant, long regarded as one of the league's top players, won the award for the first time in his 12-year NBA career. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI