Unfinished Legacy: Kobe Bryant and His Support of Women's Basketball

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作者：

Hanna, Chris ^{[1
]}

Morton, James T. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Georgia Southern Univ, Room 2118 Hollis Hall, Statesboro, GA 30460 USA

[2] Utah State Univ, HPER 134, Logan, UT 84322 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 2021年 / 25卷 / 02期

关键词：

Kobe Bryant; Gianna Bryant; WNBA; Women's basketball; NBA;

D O I：

10.1007/s12111-021-09522-w

中图分类号：

C95 [民族学、文化人类学];

学科分类号：

0304 ; 030401 ;

摘要：

Kobe Bryant's legacy was left unfinished when a January 26, 2020, helicopter crash claimed his life, his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant, six of their friends, and the pilot (Fenno, 2020). While Kobe Bryant was known worldwide as one of the all-time greatest men's basketball players and a five-time NBA Champion, he was also on his way to becoming the greatest male ambassador to women's basketball the world has ever known-which prompted the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to introduce the Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award ("WNBA Introduces," 2020). This article examines Kobe Bryant's connections with women's basketball players and women's basketball coaches and administrators, plus his parenting of Gianna Bryant. These considerations lead to a contemplation of Kobe Bryant's unfinished women's basketball legacy.

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