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For the past three weeks, I've been working on a Kobe Bryant remembrance piece as we approach the one-year anniversary of his passing.
Exclusive interviews from some of his closest friends & teammates. Below is a thread of some of the best sound bites that didn't make the story.
Exclusive interviews from some of his closest friends & teammates. Below is a thread of some of the best sound bites that didn't make the story.
Chatted with Metta World Peace for damn near an hour. We laughed, got sad, and then laughed some more. Here, he spoke about Kobe's affinity for Jay-Z lyrics.
Metta told me Kobe never had to speak to him about bringing it. In fact, him and Kobe never spoke much about basketball. LOL
Here Metta singles out @StephenCurry30 & @RajonRondo as two players Kobe Bryant admired and constantly used them as examples to his teammates. @kron4news
Brian Shaw and I also had a great conversation. Here he tells a film study conversation Kobe had with @RickFox
We know Kobe was intense. And that intensity did not stop at animals. Don't let a fish go around Kobe
Phil Jackson! The zen master. Always a rhyme to his reason. Brian Shaw explains why Jackson would not let the players call a team meeting to confront Kobe.
Summer All-Star game or not, Kobe Bryant is going to go hard. @Iam1Cent found this out first hand.
This probably was one of my favorite Kobe stories. Emory Dabney, his high school teammate told me how Kobe almost gave him a heat stroke while he was prepping to work out with Jerry Stackhouse after John Lucas invited them. @VernonMaxwell11 was there gassing Kobe up too
Lastly, @MikeSielski author of "The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality," describes the pride people from @LowerMerionSD have for Kobe Bryant.
