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    Why would Kobe Bryant’s dad auction NBA championship ring the Lakers legend gifted him?

    LOS ANGELES — What on earth would prompt Joe “Jellybean” Bryant to auction the 2000 NBA championship ring his son Kobe gifted him? Is the father of the Lakers legend signaling that he and Kobe’s mom, Pamela, are in financial straits and need the estimated $200,000 the ring could fetch to make ends meet? Is it an attempt to embarrass Kobe’s widow, Vanessa, into gifting them a slice of the ...
    by Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times Mar 19, 2024 3 minutes
    Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers receives his Championship ring from NBA commissioner David Stern prior to their game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Nov. 1, 2000.

    LOS ANGELES — What on earth would prompt Joe “Jellybean” Bryant to auction the 2000 NBA championship ring his son Kobe gifted him?

    Is the father of the Lakers legend signaling that he and Kobe’s mom, Pamela, are in financial straits and need the estimated $200,000 the ring could fetch to make ends meet?

    Is it an attempt to embarrass Kobe’s widow, Vanessa, into gifting them a slice of the estimated $600 million estate Kobe left her when he died in a helicopter crash four years ago?

    Without question it’s just the latest chapter in the choppy relationship

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