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Bryant was the official ambassador for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in 13 US cities. [493] Bryant also started the Kobe Bryant China Fund which partnered with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation, a charity backed by the Chinese government. [494]
A second statue of Kobe and daughter Gianna was unveiled near the arena on Aug. 2, 2024. The bronze statue depicts Bryant kissing the top of Gianna's head as they sat courtside at the Lakers game ...
Granity Studios was launched by Kobe Bryant in 2013 as a company that developed different media, ranging from films, to television shows, to novels. [2]In 2017, Granity Studios produced Dear Basketball, an animated short film based on Kobe Bryant's retirement poem in The Players' Tribune, and was directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. [3]
Kobe Bryant Day (also called Mamba Day [a]) is a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County [2] commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant. [3] The date was chosen as the holiday because of Bryant's numbers on his jerseys (8 and 24), [ 4 ] as well as it being the day after his birthday, August 23. [ 5 ]
An exact replica of Kobe Bryant's 2000 NBA championship ring owned by his parents that was removed from auction in 2013. The ring is currently being auctioned again by Joe Bryant.
Bryant died on Jan. 26, 2020 in Calabasas, California, at 41-years-old, when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed, killing all nine people on board. Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna was ...
Kobe Bryant in 2006. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.
Kobe Bryant finished an incredible 20-year NBA career with the LA Lakers with a car ride home he'll never forget.