In 2016, he told ESPN, “Our relationship is sh*t. I say, ‘I’m going to buy you a very nice home,’ and the response is, ‘That’s not good enough?’ Then you’re selling my sh*t?” A settlement was reached and his parents were allowed to sell the items, only to issue an apology shortly after. But it was already too late.
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Kobe cut all ties with his parents after that, and it remained that way until his death.