Daily News | Kobe Bryant’s legend endures in the form of inspiration for many across Temple basketball
When La Salle alum and former 76ers forward Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant finished his playing career in Italy, he and his family settled down in Lower Merion.
For all the accolades that Bryant earned, fans and peers preferred Bryant’s “Mamba Mentality” the most. His dedication to the craft became an inspiration for people from all walks of life trying to reach their goals. Zach Hicks and Caranda Perea, sharpshooting forwards on Temple’s men’s and women’s teams, both pay tribute to Bryant by sporting his signature No. 24. Hicks wears the No. 24 jersey, but Perea has Bryant’s purple No. 24 Lakers jersey tattooed on her left arm.
When Dunn was in middle school in Kinston, N.C., he was given his first Bryant jersey in the Lakers’ purple and gold. Dunn would wear the jersey to school several times a week, despite being teased about it.“Watching a guy like that who dedicated all his time to basketball and how hard he worked is something you really want to emulate,” Dunn said. “As I got older, just knowing his backstory of being a father as well and how he really just found that balance.
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