It’s been nearly a year since Kobe Bryant’s untimely passing and it still doesn’t feel real.
Bryant still had so much more to give to the world. So much love. So much art. So much creativity. That was pretty evident after his last sit-down interview with USA Today’s Mark Medina.
In the piece above, Medina and other members of USAT’s staff go over what it was like to be in that moment and speak with Bryant for, what turned out to be, the final time.
In the original piece, Bryant discussed his future goals and ambitions with Medina while discussing life after basketball. He explored his passion for storytelling, his new beginning with Granity, his production company, and how he wanted to help develop the future of basketball at the Mamba Academy.
Bryant’s passions came through as clear as day. It makes you simultaneously sad for the work he left to be done yet excited for the foundation he’d already established.
The folks who participated in the project share more details and stories like that one in the video above.