Youngest NBA player to start a game
- Who
- Kobe Bryant
- What
- 18:158 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 28 January 1997
The youngest player to start a NBA game is Kobe Bryant (USA), who was aged 18 years 158 days when he started for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Texas, USA, on 28 January 1997.
Bryant is also the youngest player in the NBA All-Star game when he was selected for the 1998 game, aged 19 years 169 days.