 Also, the Blue Rocks are off because of the All-Star break in the South Atlantic League. Joe Jellybean Bryant, the father of the late basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, according to his alma mater, LaSalle University. Bryant spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69. Citing LaSalle coach Fran Dunphy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Joe Bryant had recently suffered a massive stroke. It's 2.41 on Delaware's Afternoon News.