RIP Kobe
The Ben Maller Show
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 863 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 165 minutes
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Ben Maller and crew react to the news of Kobe Bryant & his daughter dying in a helicopter crash, discuss how the NBA handled his death with Sunday's slate of games, how Kobe was the Teflon Don of the NBA, the legacy that he leaves behind, and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | experiencing the news each day can feel like a journey with up first from npr though it doesn't have to be welcome to 15 easy minutes of breaking news clarity on international and national affairs and a casual tone that you can take in with breakfast begin your day informed ready and refreshed Begin your day with Up First. |
| 0:25.9 | Subscribe to Up First from NPR on the IHeart Radio app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.7 | Hey, it's Ben. |
| 0:36.7 | I hope you're having a fine day today and I thank you for joining us here on the podcast. |
| 0:40.1 | This show is going to sound different than most of the other shows that we do. |
| 0:42.6 | Now, it's all about Kobe Bryant. |
| 0:48.6 | It's one topic that we are going to discuss, but we're going to discuss it in different ways. |
| 0:55.6 | And we reacted to the passing of Kobe Bryant, the death of Kobe Bryant in the helicopter accident, |
| 1:01.9 | and we will give you our reaction, each of us in real time, how we found out the news. |
| 1:05.7 | We'll talk about the morning process, which is going on right now. |
| 1:07.4 | We'll also discuss the NBA. |
| 1:09.8 | Did they handle this the right way? |
| 1:12.0 | The NBA played the full schedule of games. They did not cancel games. Some people say the NBA. Did they handle this the right way? The NBA played the full schedule of games. |
| 1:16.3 | They did not cancel games. Some people say the NBA should have shut down the schedule. |
| 1:22.8 | Kobe Bryant was also the Teflon Don, if you will, of the NBA. He had some issues. |
| 1:26.7 | It's complex. It's not straightforward with Kobe. There were some issues there. |
| 1:34.4 | We discussed that part of the story and how he was able to continue on while others not able to continue on. Also, the lasting memories of Kobe Bryant that he left behind as well. |
| 1:40.7 | And the one-name club, which Kobe Bryant was a part of and also and unfortunately another |
| 1:45.3 | club athletes that died young that Kobe is now a part of but we'll have that and some other |
| 1:51.0 | things mixed in as well it's all coming your way right now on the podcast we will get back to |
| 1:55.7 | the regularly scheduled fun and shenanigans of the show tomorrow Tomorrow, tomorrow, we'll get back to that. |
| 2:02.1 | But here is today's look back at the life and times of Kobe Bryant. |
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