Kobe Bryant is still a titan of industry -- even in death -- so says Forbes which just ranked him #6 on its "Highest Paid Dead Celebrities of 2020" list.
The NBA legend passed away on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash -- but in the months that followed, his estate pulled in an estimated $20 million in earnings, Forbes says.
The main source of income is from shoes and apparel -- with Nike reportedly raking in around $250 mil annually from Mamba items.
In addition to sneakers, Kobe's 2018 autobiography, "The Mamba Mentality: How I Play" sold more than 300,000 copies this year --TEN TIMES the number of copies it did in 2019, Forbes says.