Joe Bryant Dies at 69: Kobe Bryant’s Father Passes Away Four Years After Son’s Tragic Death
Joe Bryant, the father of the NBA Grief legend Kobe Bryant, died in his sleep at the age of 69, four years after his son. Joe is a retired professional basketball player and a forward who played for various teams including the Clippers and the Rockets; Joe stands 210 cm tall. They also played in Europe namely in Italy and France and this kept him shape and influenced the young Kobe.
Joe Bryant Coaching Career
Joe has also had a coaching career after his playing career and has worked as a coach of WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks as well as Thai and Japanese clubs. His contribution went further than the time he spent in the basketball environment simply influencing basketball as a sport around the globe.
Cause of Death: Joe Bryant Dies of Stroke
Joe Bryant died from a stroke, sadly again a tragedy also because the Bryants are still mourning the death of Kobe and their granddaughter Gianna four years ago in a helicopter crash. The relationship between Joe and Kobe was familiar, especially when Kobe often stated that he owes it to his father to do so and that he learned the love affair of basketball from him.
His Relationship with His Son Kobe Bryant
Kobe and Joe were rather close during the formative years of Kobe’s basketball career when the latter was in Philadelphia and Kobe playing in Italy. Conflict however developed after Kobe tipped off to join the Los Angeles Lakers and this, he said wanted to do alone without family interferences. Nevertheless, the impact that Joe had on Kobe’s childhood and the early stages of his NBA career could hardly be overestimated.
