The last time the Los Angeles Lakers were in the NBA Finals was 2010. It was another victory over the Boston Celtics. It was the 16th Lakers championship. It was the final year Kobe would lead them to the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy. 2010 seems a lifetime away now. I was on a work … Continue reading The Lakers Are Back in the Finals
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Remembering Kobe Bryant
January of 2020 now seems a lifetime away thanks to COVID-19. It was on January 26 Los Angeles was struck with the news that Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other lives were lost in a helicopter crash. As the news spread, Angelenos flooded the L.A. Live area to grieve. Today is August 24, … Continue reading Remembering Kobe Bryant
The Kobe Bryant Story Was Not Supposed to End This Way
Things were not supposed to end like this. The Kobe Bryant story was not supposed to end at 41. The Gianna Bryant story was certainly not supposed to end at 13. The stories of John, Keri, and Alyssa Antobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser; and Ara Zobayan were not supposed to end the morning … Continue reading The Kobe Bryant Story Was Not Supposed to End This Way