He was beloved in the Mexican community because not only was he married to mexican girl but because he always made an effort to connect with us. Food and language was big for him and he never shied away from it.
Kobe Bryant had a special kinship with Latino fans and culture. @GustavoArellano breaks it downhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-27/kobe-bryant-latino-fans …
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Having grown up idolizing Magic Johnson the difference was night and day. Kobe dod everything Magic didn’t do. He spoke out language, he was our basketball version of Morrissey, he was our Vicente Fernandez. He was a philosophical gangster. He was our Latino LA.
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Gracias for sharing
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Not only that Russ and Gus but he was named after the greatest Latino food staple “Kobe Bean Bryant”.
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