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00:00I'm Jill Painter-Lopez of Sports Illustrated, here with our very own Melissa Rowland.
00:11And Melissa, Vanessa Bryant today celebrated the release of Kobe Bryant's latest book
00:16in the Wizenard series.
00:18What do you think that means to everyone?
00:20I think it means a lot to everyone.
00:23Obviously Kobe Bryant tragically died on January 26th in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old
00:28daughter and seven other people.
00:31Kobe was on his way to the Mamba Sports Academy where he was going to coach Gianna in a basketball
00:36game.
00:37So the series is another reflection of his love for basketball, his love for children.
00:42I think it'll be really cool for everybody to get another look at Kobe Bryant's creative
00:48mind.
00:49Obviously before he died, he had started another chapter in his life after retiring from the
00:52Lakers in 2016 where he won five NBA championships.
00:57He then poured himself into storytelling and the Wizenard series was something he was
01:01extremely passionate about.