Mourning in BB world
Massive stroke! Ex-NBA ace Bryant is dead
The basketball world holds its breath and remains in mourning: at the age of just 69, former NBA player and long-time coach Joseph Bryant has died as a result of a massive stroke! The US-American, known as "Jelleybean" after his favorite snack, was probably best known as the father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in an accident just over four and a half years ago ...
Although his father Joseph never had such a status as a "legend of basketball", he was certainly a generally recognized player who, unlike shooting guard Kobe, played the position of power forward.
As a substitute in the 1976/77 NBA Finals
Selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 14th pick in the first round of the 1975 NBA Draft, he was traded to Philadelphia just a few months later. He reached the NBA Finals with the 76ers as a substitute player in 1976/77, although they were defeated by the Portland Trail Blazers.
After further NBA stints with the San Diego Clippers and the Houston Rockets, he ended his career in Italy and France before retiring in 1992. He later worked as a coach, for example in Japan and in the WNBA, the North American women's professional league.
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