Many people have come forward in the last few days to share personal stories about Kobe Bryant, who died with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on Sunday. While every story adds more dimension to a person who is no longer with us, those about Bryant as a father feel more special and more devastating considering how he died.
Bryant had four daughters ranging in age from under a year to 17, and died with 13-year-old Gianna while taking her to a travel basketball game. That aspect in particular touched ESPN anchor Elle Duncan, who shared the story behind her first and only meeting with Bryant — which happened when she was eight months pregnant — on Monday night’s “SportsCenter.