The world was shocked and disbelieving when the news of basketball legend Kobe Bryant's death spread. Today, the world gathers to pay tribute to another notable figure, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant.

Kobe was 41, Gianna just 13. Joe 'Jelly Bean' Bryant hugs his son Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers before Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2010 NBA Playoffs against ...

Kobe Bryant laughs with father Joe Jelly Bean Bryant before playing the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 20, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles ...

Joe ‘Jelly Bean’ Bryant hugs his son Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers before Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2010 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City ...

Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, the former journeyman NBA power ... "I think that Joe 'Jelly Bean' was, No. 1, LeBron before LeBron as far as the business of his son goes... There was a lot ...

Additionally, Bryant was an assistant and head coach for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks from 2005-2007 and in 2011. Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles ...

Joe Bryant, an eight-year NBA veteran ... of moves despite being so big. “It must be jelly because jam don’t shake like that,” Bryant recalls hearing, quoting the hit Glenn Miller song.

LOS ANGELES >> Joe Bryant ... School in Philadelphia nicknamed Bryant “Jellybean” because he had a vast array of moves despite being 6 feet 9. “Must be jelly because jam don’t shake ...

Former NBA player Joe Bryant, the father of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, has died at the age of 69. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bryant had recently suffered a massive stroke.

The elder Bryant spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises. By The Associated Press Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the ...