How Philly Learned to Love Kobe
The Lead
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🗓️ 14 February 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The NBA All-Star Game is this weekend and there are expected to be many tributes to the late Kobe Byrant. Kobe is, of course, a king in Los Angeles, but his relationship with his hometown, Philadelphia, was complicated. The Athletic’s Michael Lee, who covers the NBA and lives in Philadelphia, joins us to talk about how the city made Kobe the competitor he was, but didn’t give him much love until the very end.
Read Michael Lee's story about Kobe Bryant's complex relationship with Philadelphia:
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| 0:00.0 | The NBA All-Star Games this weekend, and they're expected to be many tributes to the late |
| 0:10.8 | Kobe Bryant. |
| 0:12.8 | Kobe is, of course, a king in LA, but his relationship with his hometown Philadelphia |
| 0:18.9 | was complicated throughout his career. |
| 0:21.2 | I was out there trying to play and have a good time and I was feeling so hurt being |
| 0:25.3 | a Philadelphia. |
| 0:26.4 | Today, we're joined by the athletic Michael Lee, who covers the NBA and lives in Philadelphia, |
| 0:31.8 | to talk about how the city made Kobe the competitor he was, but didn't give him much love |
| 0:37.6 | until the very end. |
| 0:39.6 | From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kovita Davidson. |
| 0:48.3 | And I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 0:49.6 | It's Friday, February 14th, nothing but love, y'all, and this is the lead. |
| 0:55.1 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:00.1 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment you know the verse for verse |
| 1:04.1 | of the day, it was the past, don't matter, because we've got this now. |
| 1:07.1 | You can't play, I've seen anything like that. |
| 1:09.1 | That's not good, there's no way. |
| 1:10.1 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:14.4 | It stays with you. |
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| 1:28.5 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
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