Kobe Bryant speaks with the media after scoring 60 points in his final game on April 13, 2016. Kobe Given ESPY Icon Award. At the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant was honored alongside fellow legends Peyton Manning and Abby Wambach with an ESPY Icon Award. Bryant was showered with Kobe! chants from the audience at Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles when he accepted the honor.