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Kobe Bryant’s parents — Joe Bryant and Pamela Bryant — are reportedly “traumatized” by the death of their son, Kobe, and granddaughter, Gianna Bryant, according to multiple reports.
What’s going on?
- Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West told Extra that Kobe Bryant’s family is hurt over what happened to their son and granddaughter, who both died in January in a tragic helicopter crash along with seven others.
- West said one of his sons had been talking to one of Kobe Bryant’s sisters.
- West said: “His personal family, is just traumatized and devastated, as any family would be. My thoughts, my prayers, my hopes are with his family because they’re the ones who need it most.”
More on Kobe Bryant’s parents
- As I wrote, Kobe Bryant’s parents attended the memorial service Monday to honor the late Lakers legend. Joe and Pamela Bryant did not speak at the event but they were captured in the crowd.
- Little has been reported about Joe and Pamela Bryant in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death.
- According to Heavy.com, the Bryants weren’t close with Kobe: “While the family was close growing up, the first falling out with their son happened in 2001, when they didn’t approve of his marriage to Vanessa, and the family refused to attend their wedding. However, after Vanessa gave birth to their first child Natalia, things softened, and their relationship once again became amicable.
- “In 2013, Pam and Joe had another huge falling out with Kobe after they were caught trying to sell their son’s memorabilia behind his back. Joe and Pam were not present for Kobe’s final NBA game, nor were they in attendance for his jersey retirement ceremony in 2017. They were not invited.”