‘Grief Comes Out the Clear Blue’: The Death of Kobe, the Father

By BY HARVEY ARATON from NYT Sports Diana Munson, the widow of the Yankees’ Thurman Munson, talks about raising children after the death of their celebrity father and her advice, as a mother, to Vanessa Bryant.https://nyti.ms/3a7JdVW

At Kobe Bryant’s High School, Coronavirus Suspends Already Tough Basketball Season

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Lower Merion High School in suburban Philadelphia lost its most famous alumnus in January and now has probably lost its basketball season to the pandemic.https://nyti.ms/2UlY336

‘There’s No Playbook’: Recalling the Pain of Lost Teammates

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Kobe Bryant’s death brought back difficult memories for those close to Thurman Munson and Roberto Clemente, two other athletes who died in accidents near the peak of their fame.https://nyti.ms/310sgb0