Kobe Bryant may be considered the greatest player to ever wear the LA Lakers jersey, but he certainly wasn't known for being ...

Kobe Bryant's impact on the basketball court was not just felt in the city of Los Angeles, and the U.S. Basketball fanatics ...

Kobe Bryant spent most of his time in Europe until the age of 14. He formed his basketball habits on the courts of Italy and France, while his counterparts in the U.S. fought for a spot in the ...

Benevento, January 28 - Kobe Bryant learned to play basketball in Italy where the late NBA great spent seven years from the ages of six to 13, President Sergio Mattarella recalled Tuesday.

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter ... after Bryant opened just hours before his death - and Italy, where Bryant spent part of his childhood as his father played in the ...

Following a report that the Los Angeles Lakers guard and NBA superstar was a member of a consortium close to purchasing Serie B side Bologna, Bryant put the kibosh on reports he was set to pony up ...

They would become lifelong friends. Two-time WNBA Champion Tamika Catchings remembers growing up in Italy with Kobe Bryant. Tamika would have a similar journey path to the Lakers star, and become ...

Kobe Bryant was eclectic when it came to his tastes in music. His worldly upbringing from Italy to Philadelphia exposed him to a vast array of culture. He embraced the sensibilities of the Philly ...

Kobe Bean Bryant is born in Philadelphia ... After his father retires from the NBA in 1983, the Bryant family moves to Italy where his Dad continues to play basketball until 1991.