from Darren Rovell with the Action Network and CLICK HERE to see more and read more from Darren Rovell, and the Action Network, who sent us this post today…. Sept. 29, 2009. I had just finished interviewing Kobe at Lakers media day and we were wrapping up. “Hey man, can I have your phone number?” Kobe said. “Yeah sure,” I said, laughing inside. I’d been in the business nine years but nothing prepared me for how surreal that moment was. “I’m getting into business and love it,” he continued, “and want to meet as many people as possible. I think…
A helicopter crash in California has claimed the lives of all nine passengers on board and among those helicopter passengers was Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star, who went straight from high school to the pros… (The helicopter crash also claimed the life of Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. Bryant and those on the helicopter were on the way to watch Kobe’s daughter Gianna’s travel team basketball game.) Kobe Bryant was 41 years old. Bryant was the son of Joe “Jellybean” Bryant who played for the Philadelphia 76er’s in the NBA… Last night, Kobe’s old team the LA Lakers…