20 Amazing Kobe Bryant Facts You Should Know

Published on February 6, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

Keeping It In The Family

Kobe Bryant ate, slept and breathed basketball. He was surrounded by basketball players his entire life. Not only was his dad, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant a basketball player in the NBA, but his uncle (his mother’s brother), John “Chubby” Cox also played in the NBA. Joe played for the Philadelphia 76ers, as well as the San Diego Clippers. John Cox played for the Washington Bullets.

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Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna, played American middle school basketball. She had great dreams of joining the WNBA one day. Kobe was very proud of his daughter for this and encouraged her all the way towards her dreams. One of the WNBA stars said that Gianna was “the future of the WNBA.” Kobe’s father, Joe, also coached in the WNBA.