Kevin Knox Sr. would have named all his sons Kobe if he could.
Knox Sr., who won an NCAA championship in football at Florida State, named his first son, Kevin, after himself. Kevin Knox is the Knicks’ 2018 lottery pick.
Kevin Sr.’s second son is Kobe Knox. He has a third son — Karter.
Kobe Knox, whom his older brother frequently drops in conversation, is a 6-5 senior shooting guard for Tampa Catholic and will select a Division I school during spring’s late-signing period.
“We did name Kobe after Kobe Bryant and he embraced it,” Kevin Knox Sr.