‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant was on top of the world, but it soon all came crashing down with a sexual assault allegation and court case.
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The seismic rise of Kobe’s biomedical hub
In 1995, a massive earthquake levelled the port city of Kobe. Barely three years later, municipal officials hatched a plan to reinvent the local economy. Their idea: transform an artificial island ...
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Turkish Airlines' Kobe Bryant vs. Lionel Messi ad hits 100 million mark on YouTube
Share Turkish Airlines's wildly popular video ad featuring LA Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant and Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has crossed the 100 million mark on YouTube. As of ...
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Pregame Notes: Penn State's Kobe King returns to native Detroit as a linebacker on the rise
Penn State linebacker Kobe King is among a trio of Detroit natives who've returned to their native city for a Black Friday Big Ten showdown against Michigan State. The redshirt sophomore brings ...
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‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
However, Mike Sielski, author of a biography on Bryant called The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality, said the announcers were “soft-peddling the nature of what kept him away from ...