Bryant was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. His parents named him after a type of steak. The beef is from a species of cattle, Wagyu, raised in the Kobe region of Japan. Bryant lived in Italy for eight years ...
One particularly memorable moment occurred shortly after Kobe tore his Achilles tendon ... playing in the NBA, Bryant excelled in various aspects of life outside of the game.
Made as both a high- and low-top, the Kobe 9 Elite is a bit of an outlier in the history of Bryant’s Nike line. Many assume Bryant’s achilles injury informed the decision to add a high-top to ...