Kobe Bryant Fans Furious His Parents Joe and Pam Were Not Mentioned During Public Memorial

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*Thousands of fans attended Monday’s sold-out public memorial to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Some of the celebrities and athletes in attendance at the Staples Center included: Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Kanye West, Kris Jenner, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Magic Johnson, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal.

Popculture.com writes, “while the majority of fans were focused on the touching tributes, there were others that had some questions for those that planned the ceremony. Why weren’t Bryant’s parents, Joe and Pam, mentioned on Monday?”

Fans are said to be pissed that Kobe’s parents didn’t receive even the slightest acknowledgment. Several took to social media to note that Joe and Pam, as well as Bryant’s sisters, had not been mentioned during the ceremony, and inquiring minds wants to know why?

Check out some of the reactions below. 

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One Bryant fan posted an image of an old newspaper article about Joe getting a coaching job and noted his influence on his son. 

“Acknowledge his parents and his sisters!!! SOMEBODY. ANYBODY,” a Bryant fan wrote on Monday.

Joe and Pam Bryant were among the close family and friends present at the “Celebration of Life,” honoring the late Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter. 

We previously reported.. Joe was seen embracing Kobe’s former Lakers teammate, Shaquille O’Neal, during the playing of a  highlight reel of Gianna.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Kobe’s parents were seated on the opposite side in the same row as Vanessa, who was sitting by her mother and her sister Sophie and Vanessa’s eldest daughter, Natalia

Some fans on social media recalled how Bryant’s parents didn’t attend his wedding to Vanessa, so they believe this was the reason behind them not being mentioned during the ceremony.

In an earlier Instagram post, Vanessa shared the significance of the memorial’s date: 2.24.20. Gianna’s jersey number was 2 and Kobe’s jersey number when he retired was 24. She and Kobe were together for 20 years.

Kobe’s father not only coached basketball, he was a former professional basketball player. He and Pam married in 1975. They are also parents to Kobe’s two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya.

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