The NBA dressed in mourning two years ago, since this mournful anniversary of the death of Kobe Bryant , who was a basketball legend and left a millionaire inheritance to his family, is celebrated on January 26.
Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in which his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, also died, as well as other victims: John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester and Ara Zobayan, AS reported .
At the time of his death, Kobe left behind an estate of $600 million, according to information from Celebrity Net Worth.
Bryant managed to make that fortune after 20 years of experience in the NBA, where he also added for his various sponsorships and investments.
In addition to his sports career, Kobe made much of his fortune through endorsements and investments in various companies and media outlets. In fact, Bryant created Granity Studios, his own multimedia studio in charge of creating stories through sports, just as he did with his short film “Dear Basketball”, which was awarded an Oscar in 2018.
In his career he earned more than 328 million dollars and 350 from sponsorships such as Nike, Sprite, McDonald’s, Turkish Airlines, Lenovo, Hublot, Panini, among others.
After his death, his autobiography, “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play”, sold more than 300,000 copies, for which Forbes magazine ranked him as the sixth highest-earning deceased celebrity in 2020, adding an additional 20 million to his fortune. .
How was Kobe Bryant’s inheritance divided among the family?
Upon his death, his estate was inherited solely by his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their daughters: Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
In fact, Vanessa Bryant was legally confronted with her own mother, as she sued her for not respecting her son-in-law’s “wishes” and throwing her out of her house once the athlete died.
According to Sofia Laine, Kobe promised her in life “never to abandon her”, for which she demands financial compensation, since she also worked as Kobe and Vanessa’s “personal assistant” for years , as well as as a nanny for her granddaughters. Given this, Vanessa issued a statement in which she states that her mother only wants to scam her and that the only heirs to Kobe’s fortune are her and her daughters.
