Kobe Bryant’s childhood home is up for sale. Picture: Realtor
A unique piece of Kobe Bryant history is up for sale.
The hoop that helped make the late NBA star a basketball icon can be yours — if you buy the home it’s attached to, where the star-to-be spent his teenage years.
The Lakers legend’s childhood home — complete with its original basketball court — has hit the market for $1.23 million (US$899,000), according to NYPost.
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The hoop where a young Kobe worked on his game. Picture: Realtor
The den with a roaring fireplace. Picture: Realtor
A dining area with wet bar adjacent. Picture: Realtor
First round NBA draft pick Kobe Bryant poses for a photo in 1996 (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
Bryant’s family moved into the 1950s Colonial-inspired home back in 1991, settling down in the affluent Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood after spending years in Italy. Kobe was only 13 at the time.
When he wasn’t practising on the metal hoop on the side driveway, the young basketball prodigy was laying the foundation for his career while playing for the nearby Lower Merion High School.
Bryant first displayed his phenomenal skills there as a teenager, when he led his high school team to a state championship — perfecting his craft on this very hoop.
The living area. Picture: Realtor
The dining space. Picture: Realtor
“I not only took a shot, I did a little dunk. I had fun with that,” co-listing agent, TJ Sokso with Compass told Realtor, who was also playing Pennsylvania high school basketball at the time Kobe was.
“It’s very nostalgic to be there. It’s a surreal feeling, actually.”
Kobe Bryant after his final NBA game in 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: Harry How/Getty Images
This was Kobe’s childhood room, according to the selling agent. Picture: Realtor
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The property, spanning more than 316 sqm, hasn’t been on the market since 2008, when Bryant’s dad, Joe Bryant, sold the home for US$510,000, according to Realtor.
The two-storey house has five bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms, including the main bedroom, have en suite bathrooms.
Memorabilia that the Bryants left behind. Picture: Realtor
The kitchen. Picture: Realtor
The main bedroom. Picture: Realtor
Kobe’s bedroom was the first one on the left at the top of the stairs.
Bryant, 41, died earlier this year in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles that also killed his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant notched five NBA championships during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant on July 26, 2018 in Irvine, California. Both tragically died in a helicopter crash earlier this year. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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