Kobe Bryant’s tragic death had a major impact on multiple Super Bowl LIV commericals
Planters, Hard Rock, Hyundai, Toyota, and GM all altered their Super Bowl plans.
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Michael Eaves on covering Kobe’s death on SportsCenter: “There’s no class that you can take that’s going to prepare you for this moment...
"Between the time that I learned that TMZ had reported he was on that helicopter and the time that I was on the air announcing the news was 20 minutes, 25 minutes max. It was a quick turnaround."
Alicia Keys discusses hosting Grammys and changing the show in order to honor Kobe Bryant hours after his death
"I was very honored to be able to share that moment with all of us -- with the entire world -- that we together could go through something that hurt so bad, together."
ABC News suspends chief national correspondent Matt Gutman for erroneous report that Kobe Bryant’s four daughters were on helicopter
"Reporting the facts accurately is the cornerstone of our journalism. As he acknowledged on Sunday, Matt Gutman’s initial reporting was not accurate and failed to meet our editorial standards."
Rick Fox speaks on ‘Inside the NBA’ about rumors that he was on fatal helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant
"It shook a lot of people in my life."
Jerry West, Shaq, Charles Barkley, Dwyane Wade and more delivered thoughtful tributes to Kobe Bryant on TNT’s pregame show
West called this the "saddest day of my life," while O'Neal said "I lost my little brother."
Kobe Bryant was working on children’s book with Paulo Coelho, who says he won’t finish project
"This book has lost its reason," said Coelho.
Late-night TV shows pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, with Jimmy Kimmel even doing a 1-hour tribute with no studio audience
Kobe Bryant appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! 15 times.
TNT will air an hour-long pregame show ahead of Celtics-Heat Tuesday, focused on tributes to Kobe Bryant
The launch of the NBA on TNT Tuesday Night franchise has been bumped back a week. Tuesday's game will instead feature the Inside The NBA team and others paying tribute to Kobe Bryant.
BBC apologizes for showing LeBron James footage during report of Kobe Bryant’s death
ABC also reported erroneous information in early reports of the accident.
Kobe Bryant receives tribute at Grammys from Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men singing ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday’
"Right now, Kobe and his daughter Gianna, and all of those who have been tragically lost today, are in our spirit and our hearts, in our prayers, they're in this building."
Mike Breen gets choked up on-air about Kobe Bryant: ‘I just don’t feel like broadcasting… It’s just a sad, sad day’
"And that’s the way I think a lot of us feel tonight. I just don’t feel like broadcasting, and I know a lot of the players don’t feel like playing. It’s just a sad, sad day."
CBS captured the moment Tiger Woods learned about Kobe Bryant’s death
Tiger's caddie, Joe LaCava, kept Woods from the news until after the round.
Multiple networks broke in to cover Kobe Bryant’s death; media members who knew him offered memories on air
Kobe Bryant's death prompted an understandable series of network special reports.
Daniel Cormier will host five UFC-themed episodes of ‘Detail’ on ESPN+
Daniel Cormier follows Kobe Bryant -- the series founder -- and Peyton Manning to host Detail, which features in-depth film analysis.
Jay Williams walks off the set, represents all humankind trapped in the middle of an insane First Take debate
Max Kellerman's take upset Williams so much he walked off.
Peyton Manning will host eight episodes of an NFL-themed version of Detail on ESPN+
Peyton Manning is going to be hosting an NFL-themed version of Detail, and the next step is to wonder about Manning becoming a game analyst for ESPN.
Kobe Bryant says “Detail” show could soon expand to other sports
Kobe wants to give other superstar athletes wonky analysis shows.
Kobe Bryant will have none of your theories that his “Detail” show is the NBA’s Madden Curse
Needless to say, Kobe doesn't believe in curses.
Despite new show, Kobe Bryant says he has ‘zero’ interest in becoming a traditional NBA analyst
"I love what I’m doing now. I love coming to the office writing, editing, creating. Building a studio is no small task. It’s all encompassing."
Kobe Bryant to produce and star in new basketball analysis show ‘Detail,’ to air on ESPN+
Subscribers to ESPN's new platform will have access to Kobe breaking down NBA playoff games.
Jalen Rose not over Kobe Bryant scoring 81 points on him in clip from Jalen vs. Everybody pilot
Jalen Rose’s sitcom for ABC, Jalen vs. Everybody, wasn’t picked up for a full season order by the...
Kobe Bryant, Michael Strahan talk about Dear Basketball animated short at Tribeca Film Festival
“They believed that I could do something other than what I've been known to do for 20 years."
ESPN, Kobe Bryant teaming up on short video series called Canvas
Shortly before and soon after his retirement at the end of last season, Kobe Bryant shot down any...
New Kobe Bryant animated short to include score from legendary composer John Williams
In a way, Kobe Bryant’s final season felt a little like a movie. You know, embattled hero struggles...
