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| | ESPN.com - NBA - Joe Bryant, Kobe's dad, to coach in Japanese league (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Updated: May 18, 2005, 9:45 AM ET Joe Bryant played in the U.S. and Italy |
 | | TOKYO -- Joe Bryant, father of Los Angeles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant, was named head coach of Tokyo Apache in Japan's new professional basketball league on Wednesday. |
 | | Joe Bryant, a former NBA player, will coach the Tokyo-based team in the Basketball Japan League, which begins play in November. |
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