The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant officially received the award that had been reported for days was his -- his first NBA MVP trophy, which he received Tuesday at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant, with daughters Natalia, left and Gianna, is congratulated by Lakers owner Jerry Buss following a press conference Tuesday to announce Bryant being named the NBA’s most valuable player.
The Laker’s Kobe Bryant gets a congratulatory kiss from daughter Gianna as she and older sister Natalia share the spotlight with the NBA’s new most valuable player.
Luke Walton grills Laker teammate Kobe Bryant at the press conference to announce Bryant’s winning the NBA most-valuable-player award, drawing laughter from Sasha Vujacic, left, and Pau Gasol.
Kobe Bryant, holding daughter Gianna, lets our a sigh of relief in response to a question of whether he had been nervous about his chance of winning the NBA’s most-valuable-player award.
The television cameras draw a bead on Kobe Bryant and daughters Gianna, left, and Natalia, during a press conference Tuesday at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel to announced Bryant’s selection as the NBA’s most valuable player.