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Kobe Bryant: “I Wanted to be Darryl Strawberry”

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The sad and shocking news of basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s passing on Sunday has elicited responses and condolences from around the globe. It also is bringing to the surface many of the great stories and legends behind this iconic man, who touched the lives of so many.

We offer our condolences to the Bryant family and the families of the other victims of the California helicopter crash that took the lives of Bryant, his 13 year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on Sunday.

Here’s a quick factoid about Kobe that many may not have known.