Kobe Bryant’s parents, Joe Bryant and Pamela Bryant, were recently honored by a slew of celebrities.
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- Snoop Dogg posted a photo of Joe and Pamela Bryant as a way to pay his respects to the parents of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend, who passed away on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash that also killed his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others.
- Snoop Dogg wrote in the post: “Sending love and. Prayers to momma. And Pappa Bean Bryant thank u for giving us. Kobe we love y’all and praying for your strength as parents to keep moving on from the. Broadus family.”
- Fat Joe responded: “Thank you” with a crown emoji.
- Chaka Khan replied with purple heart emojis.
- Snoop Dogg commented on the post: “Prayers to the. Bryant sisters u have a brother in me.”
- Another fan wrote: “Thank you for honoring his parents. I was disappointed no one was sending love to them and his sisters. The end of the day, they are his parent and everyone should have honored them because they are hurting too.”
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Joe and Pamela Bryant attended the Kobe Bryant memorial service at the Staples Center earlier this week. The couple had a mixed relationship with Kobe Bryant.
- Heavy.com said: “While the family was close growing up, the first falling out with their son happened in 2001, when they didn’t approve of his marriage to Vanessa, and the family refused to attend their wedding. However, after Vanessa gave birth to their first child Natalia, things softened, and their relationship once again became amicable.
- “In 2013, Pam and Joe had another huge falling out with Kobe after they were caught trying to sell their son’s memorabilia behind his back. Joe and Pam were not present for Kobe’s final NBA game, nor were they in attendance for his jersey retirement ceremony in 2017. They were not invited.”
- A separate report suggested Joe Bryant and Pamela Bryant were “traumatized” by the events of the crash.