Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant continues to make waves months after his tragic passing. This time around, it is being reported that Bryant's book entitled “The Wizenard Series: Season One” is set to debut at No. 1 on the New York Times' middle-grade hardcover list. It already hit No. 1 on Amazon's best-seller list for children's basketball books.

Tim Reynolds describes the theme of the book in his report for The Associated Press:

Season One, the latest installment of Bryant’s Wizenard story line that follows the progress of a young basketball player dealing with various trials and tribulations, was released last week. Bryant’s company describes it as “a story of strain and sacrifice, supernatural breakthroughs, and supreme dedication to the game.”

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As mentioned above, this is only one of several books by Bryant and his team that has been or are still set for release in the coming months/years. Given the Hall of Famer's popularity, we're pretty certain that all these future releases will likewise debut atop any and all best-sellers lists.

Bryant diversified into all sorts of ventures after his basketball career, and one of the things he decided to get into was children's books. This is a very profitable industry, and Kobe knew he could capitalize on it. It's good to know that despite not being physically around, he will still be able to leave his family with several reliable sources of income.

It has been nearly three months now since that fateful day, but it's hard to deny that the memory still hurts every time we talk about Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.