Joe Bryant, a former NBA player who died Monday, was remembered as a gentle giant by people who knew him at the former Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia. Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a Philadelphia ...

The elder Bryant spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises. By The Associated Press Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, ...

Bryant is said to have recently suffered a massive stroke Danielle Jennings is a former writer/reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in human interest and sports. Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports ...

"Kobe loved him very much," Vanessa wrote of her father-in-law in a post on social media Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Ethan Miller/Getty Images Vanessa Bryant is mourning the loss of her ...

Kobe Bryant’s father, Joe Bryant, had died after suffering a stroke, La Salle University head coach Fran Dunphy confirmed, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 16. He was 69. The Los Angeles Lakers ...

Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, four years ago on Jan. 26, 2020. It seems like just a short time ago and forever ago all ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the entire NBA family pay tribute to Kobe and his daughter, Gianna. Official release Kobe Bryant was an iconic player in NBA and Lakers' lore, a 5-time NBA champion, ...

Hall of Fame basketball legend Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, alongside his ...

Philadelphia is mourning the loss of one of its basketball legends, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, who died Monday. Bryant, the father of basketball star Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020, was an influential ...

Former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, the father of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69. An official cause of Bryant's death was not announced as of Tuesday morning. La Salle University ...