Making Kobe

Making

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Hear the story of how a legendary athlete climbed the NBA's mountaintop of greats. It's a story that takes asymmetrical turns before ending tragically and prematurely. On this episode of Making, we look at the whole picture of Kobe Bean Bryant. Join Making host Brandon Pope for a conversation about Bryant’s origin story with his high school basketball coach, Gregg Downer, and Bryant biographer Mike Sielski. Then, Pope leads a conversation on the complex second half of Bryant’s life, with ESPN senior writer David Dennis Jr. and former sports radio host, attorney and author Julie DiCaro.

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0:00.0	He's an 18-time all-stop.
0:09.0	A two-time gold medalist.
0:14.0	A five-time NBA champion.
0:19.0	And a two-time finals MVP.
0:28.0	He has a public fall from grace in 2003.
0:35.0	A fall he rebounded from until his life was tragically cut short in 2020.
0:44.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Making Cova.
0:53.0	I'm Brandon Poe.
0:55.0	I love you forever and always.
0:58.0	Kobe Bean Bryant.
1:02.0	Today, the whole picture of Kobe Bryant featuring Kobe biographer Mike Sealski and Kobe's
1:09.0	high school basketball coach Greg Downer.
1:11.0	To me, he was my Superman and it might sound corny, but Superman's not supposed to die.
1:18.0	And then later, author and former sports radio host Julie DeCaro,
1:22.0	and ESPN writer and commentator David Dennis Jr.
1:25.0	We have the story that has never quite gotten the cultural reckoning that it should.
1:32.0	What made Kobe Bryant?
1:34.0	Kobe Bryant.
1:35.0	Today on Making.
1:37.0	Number 24, the Black Mama.
1:40.0	Kobe Bryant.
1:41.0	The Black Mama.
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