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KOBE BRYANT

The largest celebration, Chinese New
Year, has been canceled by Chinese
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government; it's at a time when hundreds
“I don’t want to be the next Michael Jor dan;
of millions of people travel. Many cities
I only want to be Kobe Bryant.” Kobe Bryant
have been closed to prevent cross-
was one of the greatest basketball players in
contamination. Also, companies and
history. He won many awards, games and was
schools have been shut down. In Wuhan,
tremendously admired. He was 41 when he
two new hospitals are being built by the
died in a helicopter crash that killed 9 peop le,
government to treat patients with
including his daughter, Gianna Bryant. Kob e
coronavirus.
Bryant was truly legendary; this is the stor y of
The virus is transmitted from wild
the legend.
animals to humans; some people illegally
Kobe Bryant was born on August 23rd, 1978
sell wild animals and do not deal with
in Pennsylvania to Joe and Pam Bryant. He
them properly, resulting in people getting
lived in Italy in his early school years and
infected with the virus. Scientists initially
spoke Italian, Spanish and English. His father
thought it could not spread amongst
was a professional basketball player while his
people; after many people contracted the
mother was an artist. Kobe trained very hard
virus, scientists determined that it can be
on his passion, basketball. He joined the Los
spread by human’s saliva.
Angeles Lakers at the age of 17 and was a very
The new coronavirus is a great challenge
devoted player for 20 years. He wor e the
for humans; it’s also Earth's warning for
numbers 24 and 8, and these numbers will be
humans. Over 57 million people were
treasured and never worn again.
impacted by this virus; some countries are
Kobe Bryant was a talented player and won
closing their doors to China, and som e
3 games in a row in 2000, 2001, and 2002. In
countries are bringing their people back to
addition, he also won the NBA in 2009 and
their country. Chinese scientists are
2010, helping lead the U.S to win gold in 2008
working on the vaccine, but there’s at least
and 2012 and lead his team to 5
one year before the vaccine can be used.
championships. He soon became a very
May earth overcome this virus soon .
popular and admired basketball player.

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