Best of 2020: Mourning Kobe Bryant
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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As the year comes to an end, we're replaying some of our best and most memorable episodes of 2020 -- the stories that defined the year in sports. First, we're revisiting the fateful day in late January when Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a tragic helicopter crash, shocking the city of Los Angeles, the basketball community, and the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to the lead ad-free on Amazon Music. |
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| 0:07.0 | 2021 has been a challenging year to say the least. |
| 0:16.1 | But through it all, sports have been both a barometer for what's been happening and an |
| 0:21.0 | escape from it. |
| 0:22.9 | There were many historic moments from the shocking death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter |
| 0:26.8 | Gianna and seven other people in a helicopter accident to sports leagues shutting down because |
| 0:31.6 | of COVID to athletes becoming vocal leaders in the movement for social justice and racial |
| 0:36.4 | equality. |
| 0:37.8 | And in these moments, sports have reflected our pain and frustration, but also our resilience |
| 0:43.8 | and hope. |
| 0:45.2 | As 2020 now comes to a close, we're revisiting some of our most memorable episodes, stories |
| 0:50.3 | that captured some of the biggest moments in sports, tragedies and cultural shifts and |
| 0:55.1 | unforgettable triumphs. |
| 0:57.1 | And we're starting with an episode that first aired back on January 27th, the morning |
| 1:01.6 | after Kobe Bryant died. |
| 1:04.4 | From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:07.8 | And I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:09.3 | This is the lead. |
| 1:17.5 | So Kavita, we're here to talk about the tragic death of former Lakers star Kobe Bryant |
| 1:22.7 | who died in a helicopter crash yesterday, along with we believe eight other people. |
| 1:28.8 | So let's start with what we know happened. |
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