Description: This podcast episode is a tribute to Kobe Bryant. On January 26th, 2020, Kobe, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people perished in a horrific helicopter crash. The world was in shock with the sudden loss. There were a lot of controversies that surrounded Kobe's death that many focused on but this podcast episode will be about the man, his legacy and his impact.
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Michael and the Truth Podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/michaelandthetruthpodcast/episodes/Episode-Number-2-Kobe-Bryant-Tribute-with-an-MJ-Connection-ec3qki
Other platforms where you can hear the podcasts - Spotify, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Radio Public and PocketCasts
References - Biography.com, People magazine (Feb. 10, 2020), Youtube, Instagram
Websites-
Blog: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/
Podcast: https://michaelandthetruthpodcast.blogspot.com/
Social Media-
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelandthetruthblog/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYnbc9DInDcXggJREZBNjIQ?view_as=subscriber
Contact -
michaelandthetruth@gmail.com
Show Notes -
The Cornona Virus.
Rest in Peace to Kenny Rodgers.
Prince tribute: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-tribute-to-prince-rogers-nelson.html
Whitney Houston tribute: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-will-miss-whitney.html
The Beginning -
https://www.biography.com/athlete/kobe-bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, which is a suburb of Philadelphia.
Kobe's parents are Joe a former NBA player and mother Pamela and had two sisters named Shaira and Shaya.
Kobe was named after a city in Japan.
When Kobe was three, he started to play basketball.
In 1984, Joe took his family to Italy to play for the Italian League and that was when Kobe learned the language and the culture.
Kobe not only played basketball but soccer as well.
In the 1990s, the Bryant family moved back to Lower Merion where Kobe enrolled into Lower Merion High School.
He led his high school to four straight state championships.
Even though Kobe had very good grades and his SATs scores were high, he opted for college for the NBA draft.
In 1996, he was selected 13th pick to the Charlotte Hornets but was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers the same day.
More information about his family -
Legendary NBA Career
Kobe had a very interesting few years when he was in the league. He became one of the youngest All Star NBA player in history, had deals with Adidas, Sprite and even did some acting. He also had a rap career but that did not go anywhere.
From 2000 to 2002, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal won back to back NBA championships.
Kobe made 18 appearances at the NBA All-Star Game. In the recent one that happened in February, the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver named the MVP Award after Kobe.
By 2004, Shaquelle O'Neal left the Lakers and the team struggled. Kobe was doing well regardless of the teams' struggles when he had made 81 points in a game in 2006 and the following year, he led the league in scoring.
In 2008, Kobe was the league's most valuable player, led his team to the NBA Finals that year and lost. The following years, 2009 and 2010, the Lakers won their fourth and fifth NBA Finals Championship games.
Kobe was a two time Olympic Gold Medalist in 2008 and 2012.
In 2013, injury plague Kobe but he managed to continue playing until he realized that he could no longer play the way he used to. In 2015, he announced his retirement.
In his last game on April 13, 2016, Kobe had an sold out, all-star game in which he had 60 points and won the game against the Utah Jazz. Kobe thanked the fans, the organization for everything in his career.
Family Life
Kobe Bryant married Vanessa (Laine) Bryant in 2001. In 2003, he became a father to four daughters name Natalia in 2003, Gianna in 2006, Bianka in 2016 and Capri in 2019.
Retirement
Kobe Bryant decided to put his focus on his other endeavors and spending time with his family. He stated that he enjoyed spending time with his children because he could not do that when he was working. He took them to and from school, bonded with them and focused on their skills. He noticed that his daughter, Gianna, wanted to play basketball and Kobe decided to be her coach.
Kobe hosted a show on ESPN called Detail.
Kobe became so influenced by his time with his daughters, particularly reading bedtime stories with them that according to People magazine, "his bedtime stories sparked a second career, and he started a multimedia company, Granity Studios to turn the tales he'd dreamed up for his daughters into books, films and podcasts" (p. 48).
Kobe did a short film called Dear Basketball that won an Oscar for Best Animated Short.
He started to coach his daughter Gianna's games at the Mamba Sports Academy and wanted to train her for a career in the WNBA.
The Michael Jackson Connection
Michael knew and communicated with various entertainers and celebrities so it is not surprising that Kobe would know Michael. They had so much in common in regards to their careers and their endless pursuit for greatness. When Michael passed on in 2009, Kobe talked about him and his influence in his life. This video from the youtube account Detail goes into their friendship -
Kobe discussed in an interview how Michael's advice influenced him into winning NBA championship titles for the Lakers.
On January 26, 2020, news broke throughout the world that Kobe Bryant (and later confirmed), his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA. They were on their way to a game over at the Mamba Academy Center.
Complete disbelief and shock were felt that day. Music artists who performed on the Grammy Awards that day did tributes to him.
The seven people that passed away in that crash were John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Peyton Chester, Christina Mauzer and the pilot Ara Zobayan.
Tributes poured in from all over the world. Tributes from former and current Presidents, movie and television stars, musicians and members of the NBA.
On February 7th, Kobe and Gianna Bryant were buried and on February 24, there was a public memorial to celebrate Kobe and Gianna's lives.
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Michael and the Truth Podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/michaelandthetruthpodcast/episodes/Episode-Number-2-Kobe-Bryant-Tribute-with-an-MJ-Connection-ec3qki
Other platforms where you can hear the podcasts - Spotify, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Radio Public and PocketCasts
References - Biography.com, People magazine (Feb. 10, 2020), Youtube, Instagram
Websites-
Blog: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/
Podcast: https://michaelandthetruthpodcast.blogspot.com/
Social Media-
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelandthetruthblog/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYnbc9DInDcXggJREZBNjIQ?view_as=subscriber
Contact -
michaelandthetruth@gmail.com
Show Notes -
The Cornona Virus.
Rest in Peace to Kenny Rodgers.
Prince tribute: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-tribute-to-prince-rogers-nelson.html
Whitney Houston tribute: https://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-will-miss-whitney.html
The Beginning -
https://www.biography.com/athlete/kobe-bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, which is a suburb of Philadelphia.
Kobe's parents are Joe a former NBA player and mother Pamela and had two sisters named Shaira and Shaya.
Kobe was named after a city in Japan.
When Kobe was three, he started to play basketball.
In 1984, Joe took his family to Italy to play for the Italian League and that was when Kobe learned the language and the culture.
Kobe not only played basketball but soccer as well.
In the 1990s, the Bryant family moved back to Lower Merion where Kobe enrolled into Lower Merion High School.
He led his high school to four straight state championships.
Even though Kobe had very good grades and his SATs scores were high, he opted for college for the NBA draft.
In 1996, he was selected 13th pick to the Charlotte Hornets but was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers the same day.
More information about his family -
From youtuber Latest Chikahan
His father's Joe's career in the NBA -
From youtuber Dom2k
Legendary NBA Career
Kobe had a very interesting few years when he was in the league. He became one of the youngest All Star NBA player in history, had deals with Adidas, Sprite and even did some acting. He also had a rap career but that did not go anywhere.
From 2000 to 2002, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal won back to back NBA championships.
Kobe made 18 appearances at the NBA All-Star Game. In the recent one that happened in February, the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver named the MVP Award after Kobe.
By 2004, Shaquelle O'Neal left the Lakers and the team struggled. Kobe was doing well regardless of the teams' struggles when he had made 81 points in a game in 2006 and the following year, he led the league in scoring.
In 2008, Kobe was the league's most valuable player, led his team to the NBA Finals that year and lost. The following years, 2009 and 2010, the Lakers won their fourth and fifth NBA Finals Championship games.
Kobe was a two time Olympic Gold Medalist in 2008 and 2012.
In 2013, injury plague Kobe but he managed to continue playing until he realized that he could no longer play the way he used to. In 2015, he announced his retirement.
In his last game on April 13, 2016, Kobe had an sold out, all-star game in which he had 60 points and won the game against the Utah Jazz. Kobe thanked the fans, the organization for everything in his career.
Highlights of Kobe's legendary career from youtuber Roger Innamorati.
Family Life
Kobe Bryant married Vanessa (Laine) Bryant in 2001. In 2003, he became a father to four daughters name Natalia in 2003, Gianna in 2006, Bianka in 2016 and Capri in 2019.
Retirement
Kobe Bryant decided to put his focus on his other endeavors and spending time with his family. He stated that he enjoyed spending time with his children because he could not do that when he was working. He took them to and from school, bonded with them and focused on their skills. He noticed that his daughter, Gianna, wanted to play basketball and Kobe decided to be her coach.
Kobe hosted a show on ESPN called Detail.
Kobe became so influenced by his time with his daughters, particularly reading bedtime stories with them that according to People magazine, "his bedtime stories sparked a second career, and he started a multimedia company, Granity Studios to turn the tales he'd dreamed up for his daughters into books, films and podcasts" (p. 48).
Kobe did a short film called Dear Basketball that won an Oscar for Best Animated Short.
He started to coach his daughter Gianna's games at the Mamba Sports Academy and wanted to train her for a career in the WNBA.
Kobe, Gianna and the team for Slam magazine from Slam's youtube channel.
The Michael Jackson Connection
Michael knew and communicated with various entertainers and celebrities so it is not surprising that Kobe would know Michael. They had so much in common in regards to their careers and their endless pursuit for greatness. When Michael passed on in 2009, Kobe talked about him and his influence in his life. This video from the youtube account Detail goes into their friendship -
Kobe Bryant on Michael Jackson from the youtube account Detail.
Kobe discussed in an interview how Michael's advice influenced him into winning NBA championship titles for the Lakers.
From the IG account @thebookofmj
The Tragedy On January 26, 2020, news broke throughout the world that Kobe Bryant (and later confirmed), his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA. They were on their way to a game over at the Mamba Academy Center.
Complete disbelief and shock were felt that day. Music artists who performed on the Grammy Awards that day did tributes to him.
The seven people that passed away in that crash were John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Peyton Chester, Christina Mauzer and the pilot Ara Zobayan.
Tributes poured in from all over the world. Tributes from former and current Presidents, movie and television stars, musicians and members of the NBA.
On February 7th, Kobe and Gianna Bryant were buried and on February 24, there was a public memorial to celebrate Kobe and Gianna's lives.
Lebron James' emotional tribute to Kobe from House of Highlights Youtube account.
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon's tribute from the Tonight Show's Youtube account.
Shaquille O'Neal's Tribute to Kobe from the Bleacher Report Youtube account.
Allen Iverson's Tribute to Kobe.
Michael Jordan's wonderful tribute to Kobe.
Vanessa Bryant's tribute to her husband and daughter.
Kobe's final words.
An inspirational message from Kobe Bryant from youtuber DJ Hymn.
The podcast is dedicated to the victims of the horrible crash.
