Thank You, Kobe Bryant

Mark J. Terrill-AP PhotoGoodbyes are hard. It wasn’t all that long ago that we watched Kobe Bryant bid farewell in an unforgettable 60-point performance.

It was a “I remember where I was when…” moment, just one of many Bryant left us with over the course of his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Then, it seemed surreal that it was coming to an end. There were many fans who couldn’t remember a time before Bryant and the idea of seeing the Lakers take the floor without him that next season was a major adjustment.

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The goodbye that we say today is infinitely more difficult. The news that Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people lost their lives in a helicopter crash hit…