Kobe Bryant will go down in history as one of the NBA’s greatest players. Born into a basketball family, he was immersed in the game from his earliest moments. At age 17, Bryant became one of the few players to skip college and go pro. He’s a man whose story includes a spectacular rise, a public fall from grace, and a premature, tragic ending following a helicopter crash in early 2020.

On this episode of Making, we look at the whole picture of Kobe Bean Bryant. Join Making host Brandon Pope for a conversation about Bryant’s origin story with his high school basketball coach Gregg Downer and Bryant biographer Mike Sielski. Then, Pope leads a conversation on the complex second half of Bryant’s life, with ESPN senior writer David Dennis Jr. and former sports radio host, attorney and author Julie DiCaro.

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