The Death of Kobe Bryant
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Writer Mike Sielski answers all the questions you may have ever had about Kobe Bryant the person, the kid, the basketball star, the son, the father and the husband. He joins Michele on this third anniversary of Bryant’s death to discuss his book, “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another edition of sideline sanity with me, Michelle Tofoya, sponsored by Legacy |
| 0:05.8 | Precious Metals. There has never been a better time to invest in precious metals. Go to LegacyPMinvestments.com. |
| 0:14.5 | LegacyPMinvestments.com. Do you remember where you were when you found out that Kobe Bryant died? |
| 0:22.9 | Today is the anniversary of his death. |
| 0:26.8 | And I thought we would talk about him because I haven't before. |
| 0:32.2 | And sideline sanity refers to my time on the sidelines. |
| 0:37.4 | And I spent many years covering the NBA, many years. |
| 0:42.3 | I covered Kobe Bryant during the whole fiasco with the Denver, Colorado rape accusation. |
| 0:50.0 | I covered Kobe for a lot of his career. |
| 0:51.9 | I saw him win. |
| 0:52.9 | I saw him lose. |
| 0:53.9 | I saw him take breathtaking shots. I saw him win. I saw him lose. I saw him take breathtaking shots. |
| 0:56.2 | I saw him make unbelievable passes. |
| 0:59.1 | I interviewed him. |
| 1:04.0 | Kobe Bryant was a force of nature. |
| 1:07.7 | He had an astonishing career. |
| 1:13.6 | And I think what makes his story so tragic is not just that he was lost. |
| 1:19.6 | It was the way he was lost. |
| 1:20.6 | I mean, it's a horrifying accident surrounded by other people whom he loved, namely his daughter and other teammates and they |
| 1:30.1 | were going off to this basketball event. |
| 1:33.9 | It was so tragic. |
| 1:35.4 | I was riding my peloton in the basement when my son came down and he was probably 15 at |
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