“The city of Reggio Emilia and its citizens loved, first Joe [Bryant], and then Kobe Bryant, the child who, once ...
Reggio Emilia honours “adopted son” Kobe Bryant with plaza dedication
The Italian city of Reggio Emilia, where Kobe Bryant spent much of his youth while his father played professional basketball, on Tuesday debuted a plaza in honour of the late Lakers great and his daughter Gianna a year after their death.
A fan observes a photo of a young Kobe Bryant with his father on the day of the plaza’s inauguration, in Reggio Emilia, on January 26, 2021. (Photo: AAP)