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Former NBA player and WNBA head coach Joe « Jellybean » Bryant, father of the late Kobe Bryant, has died at 69, The Philadelphia Inquirer announced Tuesday.
Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, according to the newspaper.
A Philadelphia native who starred there collegiately at La Salle, Bryant was a first-round pick (14th overall) by the Golden State Warriors in 1975 and was then sold to the Philadelphia 76ers.
