I soon arrived at a school gymnasium that should have been humming with excitement, kids ready to play, parents chatting. × L.A. mourns the death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. When he bickered with O’Neal, when the team traded its lovable center, Bryant got the blame. “I don’t know if the numbness will ever go away for L.A.,” said a man who came with his mother. The year 2020 had just begun and, mourning the death of a superstar — our superstar — we thought things could not get any worse.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2020 13:03 UTC