Joe Bryant, Former N.B.A. Player and Kobe’s Father, Is Dead at 69 - The New York Times

1. Joe Bryant, Former N.B.A. Player and Kobe’s Father, Is Dead at 69  The New York Times
2. Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died  The Philadelphia Inquirer
3. Vanessa Bryant Sends Condolences After Kobe's Father Joe Dies: 'We Hoped Things Would've Been Different'  PEOPLE
4. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, Philadelphia basketball great and father of Kobe, dies at 69  CBS Philly