Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was a professional basketball player in the NBA. In 1996, he was selected as the 13th pick in the NBA draft and became the youngest player in NBA history. After a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant retired in 2016 with five NBA championship rings and four NBA All-Star game MVP titles. In January 2020, Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter Gianna Bryant.
 Vanessa Laine Bryant (L) and Kobe Bryant attend the 90th Annual Academy Awards;Joe Bryant, parents of Kobe Bryant and recipients of The Heritage Award, attend the Advancement of Blacks in Sports
Vanessa Bryant Sends Condolences After Kobe's Father Joe Dies: 'We Hoped Things Would've Been Different'
Magic Johnson speaks during the 2023 International Poverty Forum at Delta Flight Museum on March 17, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia; Guard Kobe Bryant #8 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses for a portrait with his father, former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, after purchasing a 50 percent interest in Olimpia Milano, the Italian League team his father once played for, in November 2000 in Los Angeles, California
Magic Johnson Pays Tribute to Kobe Bryant's ‘Exceptional’ Father Joe After Death: 'I'm Devastated'
Closeup of Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant with his father Joe Bryant during Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Los Angeles Dodgers game. Anaheim, CA
Joe Bryant, Father of NBA Icon Kobe Bryant, Dies at 69 After Stroke