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Why losing Kobe Bryant felt like losing a relative or friend

  • Written by Edward R. Hirt, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Flowers and messages are placed at a memorial for Kobe Bryant in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles.AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

On the afternoon of Jan. 26, I was at the Indiana men’s basketball game when a chorus of cellphones in the crowd pinged, alerting them to the news of Kobe Bryant’s death. I was astonished at how quickly...

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