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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, talks to his father, Joe, as they watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 21, 2009. 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. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, reported that Joe Bryant recently had a massive stroke. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 1996 file photo, Brazil's Oscar Schmidt (14) drives past Scottie Pipen (8) of the United States during the quarterfinals of basketball competition at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. For little Kobe Bryant growing up in Italy the player that amazed him as a child was skinny and half-bald Brazilian guard Oscar Schmidt. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File)

Kobe’s boyhood hero Oscar Schmidt celebrates ‘annoying kid’

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Michael Briggs of Philadelphia takes a photo at a small memorial left in remembrance to Kobe Bryant at the entrance of the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Wynnewood, Pa. The 41-year-old Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people who died in the crash in Calabasas in foggy weather conditions Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Kobe Bryant and Philly: From hero to traitor to beloved

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2011, file photo, U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant plays with a ball during a sponsor's appearance in Milan, Italy. In Europe where Bryant grew up, the retired NBA star is being remembered for his &quot;Italian qualities.&quot; Italian basketball federation president Giovanni Petrucci tells The Associated Press that Bryant is &quot;particularly important to us because he knew Italy so well, having lived in several cities here. He had a lot of Italian qualities.&quot; (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns — again

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

‘Ridiculous’ propane prices pinch Indiana families

By MIKEL LIVINGSTON - Associated Press

Bryant agrees to play in Italy during NBA lockout

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Italian club says deal for Bryant ‘95 percent’ set

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press