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Players will come and go, but there will never be another Kobe Bryant.
Dear Kobe Bryant,
Thank you. Thank you for everything you’ve done for the game of basketball. You showed people that it’s OK to miss 20 shots in a game and still keep shooting. You accomplished a feat no player has come close to matching in the last few decades by scoring 81 points in a game. You put fear in the minds of opponents like nobody else for 20 years. You showed what dedication and love for the game of basketball looks like.