The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA have hired Joe "Jellybean" Bryant as their head coach, after releasing former coach Jennifer Gillom of her duties.
↵Bryant, who himself played parts of nine seasons in the NBA, is best known as being the father of current Los Angeles Lakers star, Kobe Bryant.
↵This isn’t the first time Bryant has coached the Sparks, as he previously was the coach from 2005-07, before being replaced by former Laker, Michael Cooper. Recently Bryant had been coaching men’s teams in both Japan and Italy.