{"id":8232,"date":"2025-11-01T02:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=8232"},"modified":"2025-11-01T02:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:09:28","slug":"another-terrible-loss-for-the-bryant-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=8232","title":{"rendered":"Another Terrible Loss For The Bryant Family,"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Joe \u201cJellybean\u201d Bryant Dies at 69<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Joe \u201cJellybean\u201d Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and a former NBA player, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>has passed away at 69. La Salle University,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> where he played and coached, called him \u201ca beloved member of the Explorer family\u201d who will be \u201cdearly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Fran Dunphy, La Salle\u2019s head coach, noted that Bryant had suffered a severe stroke prior to his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Basketball Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A standout at La Salle, Bryant averaged 20.8 points per game and was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1975,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> debuting with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He also played for the San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets, earning a reputation as \u201ca local basketball icon\u201d with flair and athleticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Influence on Kobe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Kobe credited his father for teaching him how to \u201cview the game,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> prepare for the game, and execute,\u201d highlighting Joe\u2019s strategic understanding and discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coaching and Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Beyond playing, Bryant coached at multiple levels, including the WNBA\u2019s Los Angeles Sparks. Former teammate Doug Young called him a \u201crole model,\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>while agent Arn Tellem described him as \u201ca true Philly hoops legend\u2026 whose warmth touched everyone he met.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe \u201cJellybean\u201d Bryant Dies at 69 Joe \u201cJellybean\u201d Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and a former NBA player, has passed away at 69. La Salle University, where he played and coached, called him \u201ca beloved member of the Explorer family\u201d who will be \u201cdearly missed.\u201d Fran Dunphy, La Salle\u2019s head coach, noted that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8234,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8232\/revisions\/8234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}