Kobe Bryant's death reminds us all what really matters

This Feb. 26, 2018 file photo shows Vanessa Bryant, from left, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" in Los Angeles. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Jordan Strauss | Associated PressDeKALB — It was nearly two years ago that I was sitting in my dorm room when I first experience one of those calls that changes your life forever.

My mom told me that my uncle had suddenly died of a heart attack.

I spent the next week flying out to Baltimore, being with family, helping my…