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Kobe Bryant’s title ring given to his mother fetches hundreds of thousands
When Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers captured the first of their NBA championships in 2000, Bryant gifted his mother Pamela with a 14-karat gold ring. Twenty years later, Bryant’s ring was sold for $206,000 at the Goldin Auctions. The coveted ring initially was listed at the auction for…
Read MoreCelebs applaud Snoop Dogg for acknowledging Kobe Bryant’s parents (photo)
There is growing sentiment sweeping across urban America that the parents of basketball legend Kobe Bryant were slighted during the entire memorial, including the “Celebration of Life” ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 24. Even fellow NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, aka Shaq, acknowledged this fact on “NBA on TNT” on…
Read MoreKobe Bryant’s fans angry his parents were not mentioned at the memorial
The parents of Kobe Bryant, who brought him into the world and raised him into the NBA legend he became, were not acknowledged during the memorial on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, and many fans are seething about it. The Staples Center housed arguably one of the greatest collections of talent ever assembled in one room,…
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