The late Kobe Bryant welcomed four daughters with wife Vanessa Bryant before his tragic death in 2020 Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

In the spirit of Kobe Bryant Day (Aug 24), here are five lesser-known facts you probably didn’t know about Kobe Bryant: 1. His Name comes from a popular Japanese beef Kobe’s name is unusual ...

considered him a “brother,” and now Kobe’s kids calling him “uncle.” Kobe’s widow Vanessa Bryant even sent Pau and his family ...

Kobe Bryant is widely regarded as one of the top 10 basketball players of all time, with some placing him as high as second or third and even a few considering him the greatest of all time.

"He was the real life superhero our world needs," Tom Brady said of Kobe Bryant Georgia Slater is a ... “The world we live in is full of people telling kids and adults ‘you can’t ...