By: Jacob Jensen On Sunday, January 26th, it seemed as if the world stopped with the death of the legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant. Kobe died alongside his 13 year old daughter, Gianna, and seven other passengers in a helicopter crash. Typically, a helicopter crash in Calabasas California wouldn’t make it in a school newspaper in Garland, Utah, but Kobe was no typical person. Kobe (also known as the Black Mamba) had millions of fans who absolutely adored his competitive attitude, his work ethic, and the passion he showed every time he was on the basketball court. Many students here at Bear River grew up watching Kobe play and idolized him.
Anthony Wong is a senior who loved watching Kobe Bryant play, even to the point where he enjoyed watching Kobe beat his favorite teams. When asked about what made him a Kobe fan, Anthony said, “His mentality and love for the game was what initially drew me to him.” Anthony’s favorite memory of Kobe is when he tore his Achilles tendon but still went on to shoot his free throws. Anthony said that when he found out about Kobe’s accident he could not believe it saying, “Kobe’s a legend; he can’t be dead.” Senior Keaten Berret is also a die-hard Kobe fan. Keaten’s family has always watched Kobe’s games, making him very familiar with his game. Keaten even went as far to say, “If I could be any basketball player, I’d be Kobe.” At the time of Kobe’s death, Keaten said that he was so shocked he couldn’t think straight for days. “It was hard to comprehend what happened,” says Keaten. Tragedies are a common thing in life, and sadly not even our favorite heroes can escape them. Kobe Bryant wouldn’t want his fans to get hung up on his death, though. The best way to honor his memory would be to show passion and competitiveness in everything we do like the Black Mamba would’ve done.
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