One would hope that one day Kobe and his parents will get past this, but in this profile on ESPN.com, Kobe gives a specific reason he hasn’t talk to his parents in three years.
Kobe hasn’t spoken to his parents in nearly three years. Not since 2013, when they tried to auction off his high school memorabilia without his consent.
“Our relationship is shit,” he says. “I say [to them], ‘I’m going to buy you a very nice home, and the response is ‘That’s not good enough’?” he says. “Then you’re selling my shit?”
His parents issued a statement after lawyers worked out a settlement allowing them to auction six items of memorabilia totaling $500,000, “We regret our actions and statements related to the Kobe Bryant auction memorabilia,” the statement from Joe and Pamela Bryant read. “We apologize for any misunderstanding and unintended pain we may have caused our son and appreciate the financial support that he has provided to us over the years.”
Kobe who has two sisters states he has stopped supporting them because they are smart college educated women who have their own careers and can support themselves.
There is your answer as to why you haven’t seen Kobe’s parents around during his farewell tour.
Flip the page to see even more reasons why Kobe has a strained relationship with his Pops.
