UNC Sports Figures React to NBA Star Kobe Bryant’s Sudden Death

Posted Jan 28, 2020
Members of the sports community shared their sadness, shock and memories of former NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday after the five-time champion died in a tragic helicopter accident in California. Members of the UNC sports community were among them. Former UNC men’s basketball players tweeted out their shock when the news broke Sunday. (Chapelboro.com)

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