![FILE - 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)](https://soccersportal.rs/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/5e7a0aafcd394453876ece2496236ed6-0-f61e8f3362324d99a60e81141d842ac0.jpg)
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Umro otac Kobija Brajanta: Zbog njega je Crna mamba obožavala evropsku košarku
Nova tragedija u porodici Brajant. Otac tragično nastradalog Kobija Brajanta, Džo Brajant, preminuo je u 70. godini.
Prema pisanju američkih medija, Brajant senior je pre izvesnog vremena doživeo moždani udar (šlog).
Džo Brajant je takođe bio uspešan i poznat košarkaš, doduše ne na nivou svog sina, ali je imao bogatu karijeru.
Joe Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, has passed away at the age of 69, per @PhillyInquirer pic.twitter.com/shNzzUg9JO
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 16, 2024
Izabran je kao 14. pik na NBA draftu 1975. od strane Voriorsa, ali je trejdovan u Filadelfiju. Tu je proveo 4 sezone posle kojih je poslat u tadašnje San Dijego Kliperse.
Jednu sezonu je odigrao i u Hjustonu da bi onda rešio da karijeru nastavi u Evropi. Igrao je za italijanske klubove AMG, Ređo Kalabriju, Olimpiju iz Pistoje i Ređijanu. Poslednji klub u karijeri mu je bio Miluz iz Francuske.
![FILE - Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant is seen after practice at the team's workout facility in El Segundo, Calif., Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024. 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/Nick Ut, File)](https://soccersportal.rs/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ba9c8262186f4d019e82d90299776404-0-c1ede96529d34c1ca12c2802617d6fd6-1024x683.jpg)
Upravo u to vreme je Kobi počeo da gaji interesovanje za košarku i prve korake je napravio u italijanskim klubovima u kojima je njegov otac igrao.
Nosio je nadimak Dželibin (Žele bombona) zbog svoje slabosti na slatkiše.
Njegov sin Kobi Brajant bio je jedan od najboljih košarkaša u istoriji (Top2). Nažalst, tragično je poginuo u padu helikoptera zajedno sa svojom ćerkom Điđi u januaru 2020. godine.
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