PT. I of CNN’s docu-series on Kobe Bryant highlights his dad’s influence and upbringing

Kobe and Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant

Kobe and Joe Bryant
Joe Bryant FILE PHOTO: Closeup of Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant with his father Joe Bryant during Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Los Angeles Dodgers game. Anaheim, CA 6/21/2009 CREDIT: John W. McDonough (Photo by John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X82639 TK1 R2 F201 ) (John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated via Getty Ima)

CNN’s documentary about Kobe Bryant, “The Making of a Legend”, premiered over the weekend. PT. I of the three-part series showed the bond between Kobe and his dad Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant who was a basketball phenom in his own right.

Joe Bryant found success in the NBA, but it all came to a halt when he was pulled over one night with a woman in his car that wasn’t his wife Pam. Subsequently, Joe was shuffled from team to team before his NBA career ended. After taking a job a car dealership, Joe Bryant resurrected his career across seas in Italy. While in Italy, Kobe was a fixture at his dad’s games.

By the time he returned to the states, he was one to watch on the basketball circuit. Declaring for the NBA draft while just a senior in high school, Kobe was drafted by the Lakers where he would spend the duration of his career.

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