Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
Though Joe only coached at Akiba for one year, he made quite an impression on the student body, faculty and the girls he coached.
Joe Bryant, left and his son Kobe share a laugh at the Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University on July 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.(photo credit: NOEL VASQUEZ/GETTY IMAGES)