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Teams take 24-second violations in Kobe's honor
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Sunday, 26 January 2020 17:26
Grief-stricken players and teams around the NBA paid their respects to Kobe Bryant on Sunday in myriad ways as the stunning news of the former Lakers great's death shook the league.Nearly every team playing across Sunday's eight-game schedule -- not long after it was learned that Bryant died in a helicopter crash at age 41 -- took a planned shot-clock…
Source: Kobe copter in climb before rapid dive
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Sunday, 26 January 2020 20:54
The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight other passengers that crashed into a hillside in Southern California on Sunday was in a climbing left turn about 2,400 feet high before it dove to the ground, a person familiar with preliminary investigative information about the fatal crash told ESPN.Further, the source told ESPN, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity,…
Remembering Kobe Bryant: Relentless, curious and infinitely complicated
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Sunday, 26 January 2020 18:04
We were visiting relatives on a brisk Thanksgiving afternoon on Cape Cod in 2007, and I was balancing a piece of piping-hot apple pie in my hand when my phone pinged to let me know I had a text message.It was from Kobe Bryant."Hey Jackie, wishing you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving," he wrote.While this was mildly surprising,…
The NBA world mourns the passing of Kobe Bryant
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Sunday, 26 January 2020 12:53
Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Bryant was 41.Drafted 13th overall in 1996 out of Lower Merion High School, Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and the 2008 MVP. The 18-time All Star retired in…
Sources: Kobe, daughter die in helicopter crash
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Sunday, 26 January 2020 11:58
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Bryant was 41.Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant when the helicopter crashed, sources told Wojnarowski. Those aboard the helicopter also included another…
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