Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father to Lakers legend Kobe and a former NBA player, has died. He was 69. Joe Bryant played for the Clippers and coached the Sparks.

Joe Bryant was the No. 14 pick by Golden State in the 1975 draft, and the Warriors wound up selling his rights to Philadelphia before the start of his rookie season.

Joe and Kobe Bryant in 2007. Noel Vasquez/Getty Over four years ago, Bryant’s son Kobe and his granddaughter Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in January 2020.

Bryant Jr, an NBA Hall of Famer, was one of nine people tragically killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California in January 2020. Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, the granddaughter ...

Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69. The news was first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, which cited La Salle Explorers head ...

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.

Former NBA player Joe Bryant, the father of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, has died at the age of 69. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer , Bryant had recently suffered a massive stroke.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the ...

LOS ANGELES – Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, father of the late Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant and a former coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, died today at age 69. La Salle University in ...

Joe “Jellybean” Bryant has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Joe Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69.