How Many Rings Does Kobe Bryant Have? 5, All With the Lakers
How many rings does Kobe Bryant have? Kobe Bryant has 5 NBA championship rings, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won the first at 21 and the fifth at 31.
Phil Jackson coached all five teams. As of October 2026, his count is 5, the same as Tim Duncan and Magic Johnson.
Kobe died on January 26, 2020, at age 41, so his total is final. He played 20 seasons, all with the Lakers, and reached seven NBA Finals. He won five of them and lost two.
- Finals played
- 7
- Finals won
- 5
- Finals MVPs
- 2 (2009, 2010)
- Team
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Coach, all five
- Phil Jackson
- Age at each title
- 21, 22, 23, 30, 31
Every Finals he played
- 2000PacersWon 4-2
- 200176ersWon 4-1
- 2002NetsWon 4-0
- 2004PistonsLost 4-1
- 2008CelticsLost 4-2
- 2009MagicWon 4-1
- 2010CelticsWon 4-3
Kobe’s five rings at a glance
| Title year | Age at clincher | Opponent | Series | Clinching game | Final score | Kobe in the clincher | Finals MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | Game 6, Jun 19, 2000 | Lakers 116, Pacers 111 | 26 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast | Shaquille O’Neal |
| 2001 | 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 | Game 5, Jun 15, 2001 at Philadelphia | Lakers 108, 76ers 96 | 26 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast | Shaquille O’Neal |
| 2002 | 23 | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 | Game 4, Jun 12, 2002 at East Rutherford, New Jersey | Lakers 113, Nets 107 | 25 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast | Shaquille O’Neal |
| 2009 | 30 | Orlando Magic | 4-1 | Game 5, Jun 14, 2009 at Orlando | Lakers 99, Magic 86 | 30 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast | Kobe Bryant |
| 2010 | 31 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Game 7, Jun 17, 2010 | Lakers 83, Celtics 79 | 23 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast | Kobe Bryant |
Phil Jackson coached the Lakers in all five seasons. Data as of October 2026.
Walk through each of Kobe’s seven playoff runs
Kobe’s road to five rings
Seven Finals trips. Five rings. Pick a run, then tap each round to see the series.
The two Finals that ended without a ring
| Year | Opponent | Series | Last game | Final score | Kobe in the last game | Lakers regular season | Finals MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | Lost 4-1 | Game 5, Jun 15, 2004 at Auburn Hills, Michigan | Pistons 100, Lakers 87 | 24 pts on 7 of 21 shooting | 56-26 | Chauncey Billups |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics | Lost 4-2 | Game 6, Jun 17, 2008 at Boston | Celtics 131, Lakers 92 | 22 pts on 7 of 22 shooting | 57-25 | Paul Pierce |
Phil Jackson coached both teams. Data as of October 2026.
In 2004 the Lakers won Game 2 in overtime, 99-91, as Kobe scored 33. Detroit won the other four games.
In 2008, Kobe was the regular season MVP. Boston won Game 6 by 39 points.
By the numbers: Kobe went 23-14 in the 37 Finals games he played. He missed Game 3 in 2000. The Lakers won 77 of the 104 playoff games in his five title runs.
How each ring was won
Kobe won a ring in five of his 20 seasons. He went without one in the other 15. That includes his MVP year, 2007-08, and both of his scoring title years, 2005-06 and 2006-07.
Kobe’s rings next to the players he won with and the players above him
| Player | Rings | Won with Kobe | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 5 | 5 | Lakers 2000 to 2002, 2009, 2010 |
| Derek Fisher | 5 | 5 | Lakers 2000 to 2002, 2009, 2010 |
| Robert Horry | 7 | 3 | Rockets 1994, 1995; Lakers 2000 to 2002; Spurs 2005, 2007 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | 4 | 3 | Lakers 2000 to 2002; Heat 2006 |
| Pau Gasol | 2 | 2 | Lakers 2009, 2010 |
| Michael Jordan | 6 | 0 | Bulls 1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 0 | Bucks 1971; Lakers 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Magic Johnson | 5 | 0 | Lakers 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Tim Duncan | 5 | 0 | Spurs 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 |
| LeBron James | 4 | 0 | Heat 2012, 2013; Cavaliers 2016; Lakers 2020 |
| Stephen Curry | 4 | 0 | Warriors 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Phil Jackson (head coach) | 11 | 5 | Bulls 1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998; Lakers 2000 to 2002, 2009, 2010 |
Counts as of October 2026.
Derek Fisher won the same five rings. Shaquille O’Neal shared three of Kobe’s, from 2000 to 2002, and Pau Gasol shared two. Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have six and Robert Horry has seven.
Shaq, LeBron James and Stephen Curry have four each. See how many rings Michael Jordan and Shaq have. Bill Russell leads everyone with 11. See how many rings Bill Russell has.
The full ranking is on most rings in NBA history. Every champion by team is on NBA championships by team, and Jackson’s 11 are on NBA coaches with the most rings.
More counts are on our NBA hub.
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Rings next to Kobe’s other honors
| Honor | Count | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Regular season MVP | 1 | 2007-08 |
| All-Star selections | 18 | 1998, 2000 to 2016 |
| All-Star Game MVP | 4 | 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 |
| All-NBA teams | 15 | 11 first team, 2 second team, 2 third team |
| All-Defensive teams | 12 | 9 first team, 3 second team |
| Scoring titles | 2 | 2005-06 (35.4 a game), 2006-07 (31.6 a game) |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | 2008 Beijing, 2012 London |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 1 | Class of 2020, enshrined May 15, 2021 |
Data as of October 2026.
Kobe scored 81 points against Toronto on January 22, 2006. He scored 60 in his last game, against Utah on April 13, 2016.
Both games came in seasons without a ring. He finished with 33,643 points in 1,346 games.
Kobe’s final count and his numbers
The Lakers retired both of his numbers, 8 and 24, on December 18, 2017. Kobe died on January 26, 2020. He entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in the class of 2020, and the enshrinement was on May 15, 2021.
His total stays at 5. LeBron James and Stephen Curry have four each.
Kobe Bryant rings FAQ
How many championships has Kobe Bryant won?
Five, all with the Los Angeles Lakers: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010. Phil Jackson coached all five teams.
Kobe reached seven NBA Finals and lost the other two, in 2004 and 2008. As of October 2026, his count is still five.
How many rings did Kobe win without Shaq?
Two, in 2009 and 2010, with Pau Gasol. Shaquille O’Neal was on the first three, from 2000 to 2002. Shaq left the Lakers after the 2003-04 season. Kobe won Finals MVP in both of the later years.
How old was Kobe when he won his first ring?
Kobe was 21 on June 19, 2000, when the Lakers beat Indiana in Game 6 of the Finals. He started every playoff game he played that year. His fifth ring came at age 31, on June 17, 2010.
Did Kobe Bryant win Finals MVP?
Yes, twice: 2009 against Orlando and 2010 against Boston. Shaquille O’Neal won the award for the first three titles, in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Kobe averaged 32.4 points in 2009 and 28.6 points in 2010.
Did Derek Fisher win the same five rings as Kobe?
Yes. Derek Fisher played in all five clinching games and won in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010. Those are his only titles. Fisher has five rings in total, the same count as Kobe.
How many NBA Finals did Kobe Bryant play in?
Seven: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Lakers won five and lost two, to Detroit in 2004 and Boston in 2008. Kobe played 37 of the 38 Finals games. He missed Game 3 in 2000.
Sources
- Basketball-Reference: Kobe Bryant career page, Lakers franchise page, playoff series pages for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and Finals box scores
- NBA.com: Kobe Bryant tribute page, Class of 2020 Hall of Fame story, season reviews for 2008-09 and 2009-10, and the 2017 jersey retirement announcement
- StatsCrew and StatMuse: Lakers game by game results, Finals series scores and Kobe’s Finals stat lines
- Britannica: Kobe Bryant biography (birth, draft, Olympic medals, death)
- AP, UPI and CBS Sports: Finals game reports for the five clinching games, Hall of Fame enshrinement report (May 15, 2021)
- Kobe Bryant featured photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Last verified: October 8, 2026.
