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Kobe Bryant's Lower Merion teammates coped with losing legend


7:14 am UTC Feb. 6, 2021
USA TODAY Sports is marking the first anniversary of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others with a six-day series of stories, photos and videos looking back at the Lakers legend and the aftermath of his death.
Over wings, soda and beer, Kobe Bryant’s former high school teammates and coaches fed both their appetite and their heartache.
On Jan. 26, 2020, the Lower Merion basketball program became overwhelmed with grief after learning that Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine victims who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. So on Feb. 1 before their playoff game, the Aces held a memorial at their school outside Philadelphia to honor the man who led them to their first state championship (1996), broke Wilt Chamberlain’s Southeastern Pennsylvania scoring record (2,833 to 2,252) and inspired a program with his competitiveness and talent.  ....

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