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Canzano: Death of Kobe Bryant and the Civil War that became about much more than basketball
DJDuck
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“Kobe Bryant had grown close to Sabrina Ionescu. He communicated with Oregon’s star guard a few times a week through calls and texts. And he’d visited with Ionescu and her Ducks’ teammates at a game in December when they played at Long Beach State.
Said Ionescu’s father, Dan: “Kobe had become Sabrina’s mentor."
https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2020/01/canzano-death-of-kobe-bryant-and-the-civil-war-that-became-about-much-more-than-basketball.html
“Two of the greatest women’s teams in the country -- both from our state -- played a couple of games in 72 hours. The teams are so good. And so competitive. And so likable that it doesn’t feel real sometimes.
But nine people died on Sunday. Kobe and Gianna Bryant were among those killed. It’s sobering stuff. And I went home thinking about how one Civil War rival set the basketballs down and put its arms around the other.”
Said Ionescu’s father, Dan: “Kobe had become Sabrina’s mentor."
https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2020/01/canzano-death-of-kobe-bryant-and-the-civil-war-that-became-about-much-more-than-basketball.html
“Two of the greatest women’s teams in the country -- both from our state -- played a couple of games in 72 hours. The teams are so good. And so competitive. And so likable that it doesn’t feel real sometimes.
But nine people died on Sunday. Kobe and Gianna Bryant were among those killed. It’s sobering stuff. And I went home thinking about how one Civil War rival set the basketballs down and put its arms around the other.”