Kobe Bryant's childhood Pennsylvania home listed for sale, still includes basketball hoop

Last week, late NBA legend Kobe Bryant's childhood home in Wynnewood home along Remington Road, Pennsylvania went up for sale. property was originally sold in 2008 and is being listed for first time ever since. As per reports, house is w listed for a whopping $899,900. 

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Kobe Bryant childhood home in Pennsylvania is up for sale 

According to listing nt, a highlight of colonial-style home is Bryant's original metal hoop in house. In 2008, house was sold by Joe Bryant for a reported price of $510,000. duplex property covers 3,400 square feet, boasting five bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms a few miles away from Philadelphia in Wynnewood. Los Angeles Lakers icon attended Lower Merion High School while staying at this house, where he gained national fame.

Bryant and his family reportedly moved in when five-time NBA champion was 13. Along with spacious interiors, house's exteriors is decorated with flowerbeds and brick accents. Inside, a chandelier accentuates dining area, while breakfast bar completes kitchen. As per reports, Compass' TH Sokso holds listing.

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Kate Bayer, who is current owner of house, spoke about its significance during an interview. Bayer revealed that is was only house with "that distinction". When y moved, everyone including mailman, trash collectors and neighbours asked m if y knew about previous owners. Bryant, who spent some part of his childhood in Italy, was born in Philadelphia. 

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Bryant, who travelled to Los Angeles after being drafted by Lakers, shared a difficult relationship with his parents, which worsened after NBA star married Vanessa Bryant. Bryant's im in Philadelphia also took a hit in 2001, where n-22-year-old called LA his hometown after Lakers win 2001 NBA championship win against Philadelphia 76ers. Locals, apparently, were unhappy with Bryant's comments about his own hometown.

This extended during 2015 documentary Muse, where Kobe Bryant spoke about being bitter about leaving his life and friends back in Italy when returning to States. "I knew very little of American culture and people knew me only as “ son of a former NBA player," Bryant said during chapter called "Wynnewood". 

Kobe Bryant, 41, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and even ors lost ir lives in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas. Bryant was travelling to one of Gianna's basketball games at Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks. Bryant is survived by his wife, Vanessa, and three or daughters – Natalia, Bianka and Capri. Before COVID-19 pandemic, Bryant was one of players going to inducted into  Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. Bryant spent his entire 20-year NBA career with Lakers, winning m five NBA championships – one three-peat (2000, 2001 and 2002) and one two-peat (2009, 2010). 18-time NBA All-Star retired in 2016, averaging 25 points during his career. 

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(Im credits: NBA site)