Kobe's dad could get up and throw it down.   (Getty Images)
Kobe's dad could get up and throw it down. (Getty Images)

This popped up on Reddit and I couldn't resist. It's Kobe's father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant throwing it down on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar himself. 

The elder Bryant played eight years in the NBA before heading to Italy where he played with Mike D'Antoni, who become a family friend to Kobe. Joe's career wasn't anything spectacular, but it's still kind of cool to see this video of the father of a future Lakers all-time great (maybe the greatest?) throwing it down on the Captain.

Kobe hasn't gotten along with his parents in recent years after they tried to auction off the copies of his championship rings he provided him.