Goodnight. Its hard to go from the bottom to the top, but its even harder, when youre already at the top, to go to the bottom and then look back up at that mountain again, knowing that you just climbed it and all the struggles and hard work that you had to go through, to look at it and say, man, i got to climb that thing again. Hello and welcome. Im jesse l. Martin. Kobe bryants life had many acts his entree to the nba as a skinny teen, his ascension to superstardom, and postretirement, a new focus on his family and creative projects. Kobes relaunch in entertainment could have been more impactful than his career on the court. Until a routine flight on a foggy january morning changed his destiny forever. This is how it really happened. Obrien the combination of celebrity and aviation, mystery and fear is very compelling to people. And you know, whats interesting is you can connect a dot directly between what happened to john f. Kennedy jr. And what happened to kobe bryant. [ Crowd Chant
how are they doing? it s rough, you know. these were not just untouchable kids and untouchable. even kobe wasn t really untouchable in this world, he was just a dad coaching his daughter, and these three girls were peers. and comrades to my girls out on the court and all the girls that have played in his events. it s tough to swallow, and it s tough to just think that the basketball world is enormous, but it s really small, when it comes down to it. you saw us all gather together as one in prayer. didn t matter what uniform you were wearing at that point, you were all on team mamba. erin, kobe was known for his commitment to basketball and wnba. his commitment to family and