Growing up, Kobe ... Merion High School, which most Black kids in the public leagues and summer leagues in Philly back then considered as a "white high school." According to Bryant's friend ...
Kobe Bryant was on top of the world, but it soon all came crashing down with a sexual assault allegation and court case.
Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant faced ... Lower Merion High School, which was perceived by many as a "white school," raised doubts about his connection to the Black experience.