Rob Pelinka's wife, Kristin Schwarz, is a doctor. Kristin Schwarz was born in Newport Beach, California, but went to Duke in North Carolina to earn his degree in Biology in 1998.

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Pelinka, who was also Kobe’s former agent, said he was attending Sunday mass with his wife when he got the phone call that the Gianna, 13, and Kobe, 41, were involved in a helicopter accident… ...

Rob Pelinka, longtime agent and friend of Kobe Bryant, ... "Having Kobe and (wife) Vanessa here — makes me speechless," Pelinka said as the Bryants looked on from the front row.

Pelinka, who is also Bryant's ... Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka lost a dear friend. ... Pelinka and Bryant's wife, Vanessa, visited the crash site to pay tribute to their loved ones.

The Lakers like their in-the-family decision-making core of GM Rob Pelinka (Kobe Bryant’s former agent), senior basketball advisor Kurt Rambis, his wife Linda (the Rambi), and Jeanie Buss. That group ...

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka before an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers in San Francisco, Feb. 22, 2024. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu.

The Lakers announced on Friday that they have signed general manager Rob Pelinka to a contract extension and elevated him to president of basketball operations.