Kobe Bryant’s childhood home is up for sale and still has the original basketball hoop. The house in the Philadelphia area has an asking price of $ 899,999. The Wynnewood, Pennsylvania residence has a lot more to offer than being a beautiful 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 3,000-square-foot colonial home.
The basketball hoop in the driveway is a unique piece of sporting history, and was where a middle and high school Kobe took his shots at home. Whoever buys the house will be able to train with the ball on the same circle as the Hall of Famer.
Bryant and his family moved into the house in 1991 when he was 13 and his legendary future in basketball was something he could only dream of. He went to Lower Merion High School near his home before joining the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kate Bayer, the seller of the house, is the one who bought the house from the Bryants and 13 years later, is returning to the market.
Bayer spoke to People Magazine about what it was like to live in the former home of an NBA star.
“When we moved in, everyone – and I mean everyone – asked, ‘Do you know who lived there?'” Bauer said. “They were excited. The postman, the garbage collectors, every neighbor … people walking down the street.”
Bryant spent most of his childhood in Italy, but he was born in Philadelphia and spent many years living there.
