Kobe's father to train Japanese team

Fri, 20 May 2005 | Source: AP

TOKYO: Joe Bryant, a former NBA player and the father of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, has been named head coach of the Tokyo Apache in Japan's new professional basketball league.

Bryant, 50, will coach the Tokyo-based team in the league that begins its inaugural season in November.

Bryant formerly played for the Philadelphia 76ers and also had stints in the ABA and Italy.

The six-team league also includes teams in Osaka, Saitama, Niigata, Sendai and Oita. --AP

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