Exclusive: While fans will remember Kobe Bryant as an NBA legend, Shannon Beador knew him as a great coach and father.
at Harbor Day School in Orange County, California. All three of Beador's daughters were coached by Mauser and they went to school with Bryant's kids.
"In my experience, I have to say that Kobe Bryant was one of the most amazing dads," she told ET of the late basketball star. "He was at school, before school, [after school] was out picking his kids up. He volunteered to file library books. He would serve hot lunch. He would coach the girls in basketball and he was at all the picnics and shows, and videotaping his girls."
Beador continued,"His family was his first priority and it was so clear. And I think that was just an amazing aspect of him. Everyone knows he was an amazing athlete and he gave back so much, but he really was -- he put his family first."star's daughter, Sophie, was coached by Bryant, and he had a way of making sure she knew her worth.
"She made varsity basketball as a starter, as a freshman in high school. So when [Kobe] saw her after that he kind of nicknamed her 'Varsity.' ...He would say, 'Hey, Varsity!' She really appreciated that," Beador recalled. Another time, the mother of three remembers when her daughter, Stella, made a three-point shot against Gianna's team, but Bryant still came out to congratulate her."Here we are playing against his [Gianna's] team, and he was just so proud of [Stella]. He came out into the middle of the court and gave her a hug," Beador gushed. "That's just what a good guy he was. He just saw it was an amazing shot and he was going to come out and congratulate her.
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