The sports editorial team published almost 3000 texts this year – but these six extraordinary topics were missing.
Posted today at 4:25 pm—
–Flowers for the fatally injured basketball star Kobe Bryant.
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Kobe Bryant – also asked about death
On January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant (41) crashed with the helicopter. The basketball superstar died – along with eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The American’s death had an impact as far as Switzerland. The name Kobe Bryant was one of the five search terms that increased the most in Switzerland compared to last year – in fourth place. The others were: Coronavirus Switzerland (1), US elections 2020 (2), Weather tomorrow (3) and Joe Biden (5).
The global interest in Bryant and his death again manifested itself in the book business. His biography “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play”, published in 2018, was quickly out of print after his death, was reprinted and is the best-selling sports book of the year on Amazon (Amazon does not disclose sales figures).
