Brandy Norwood, Kobe Bryant's prom date from 20 years ago, was at Tuesday's Lakers game. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Kobe Bryant’s prom date Brandy was courtside for Lakers game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 3/23/16

Grammy Award-winning artist Brandy attended Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. Seeing the R&B singer was probably a blast from the past for some, but imagine how Kobe Bryant must have felt.

Roughly 20 years ago, Kobe took Brandy to his high school prom.

Who remembers #Kobe taking Brandy to his prom? #Lakers pic.twitter.com/i0LZ7vbNa9
— Victor J. Corona (@victorjcorona) December 1, 2015

Bryant and Brandy, whose full name is Brandy Norwood, are the same age. Norwood was already a singer and television star at the time, but she wanted to experience prom.

“I thought he was cute,” Brandy said back in 1996, via an old article from the Philadelphia Daily News. “I read about him after I met him. And then I saw he was going somewhere in life and I thought I would love to go to the prom with him.”

And now, here we are:

Can you name the top 10 scorers in Lakers history?

Quiz Clue: Points | Last updated on June 24, 2021 | Total tries: 15320 | Average Score: 6.5 out of 10 (65%) | Quiz FAQ

SCORE:
0/10

TIME:
5:00

33,643

25,192

24,176

23,149

17,707

16,320

13,895

13,044

12,780

10,601

Brandy and Ryan at the Lakers game today(21) pic.twitter.com/LoxV8sMCUC
— Brandy Brasil (@BrandyBrasil) March 23, 2016

Hopefully the 17-year-old Bryant was a lot different from the grumpy old man he has become now. If not, Brandy probably hasn’t spoken with him since 1996.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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