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KOBE BRYANT LEAVES A LEGACY OF FATHERHOOD BY CARTER BROOKS
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n the morning of Sunday, January 26, the world tragically lost a wellknown public figure in Kobe Bryant. The “Black Mamba” was known to many as a basketball star, to others as a voice of reason, and to plenty as a father – or “girl dad,” as Bryant liked to call it. Although owning many league and franchise records, the 41-year-old did, however, have his fair share of doubters, critics, and naysayers. The story of Kobe Bryant is one of an immediate rise to stardom, some discouraging, drawn-out, personal struggles with the law, followed by a longlasting legacy, all before an early, unexpected, tragic death, alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna (Gigi).
28 SEVEN SPRING 2020
