'Kobe is dead'
by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency
Jan 29, 2020
2 minutes
"Kobe is dead."
Those were the first words out of my middle son's mouth when I answered the phone. I paused, waiting for the punchline to this really bad joke. He said it twice more. My mouth fell open. Was he serious? It felt like words had become disconnected from meanings.
I put him on speaker, went downstairs calling my wife. "Marilyn, did you hear
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