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Kobe Bryant's sudden and shocking death on Sunday cast a pall across the sports world, and the subject of the former Laker great takes over this week's Just Another Sports Podcast episode. Host Greg Swatek, sports editor Josh Smith and city editor Allen Etzler give their reactions and discuss why Bryant seemed to mean so much to so many people despite a background that wasn't exactly pristine. What were the guys' most lasting memories of Bryant's basketball skills? How did the news of his death in a helicopter crash affect them? Why has it been so difficult for people to process the loss of someone they didn't really know? What were some of the best Kobe stories that have been written or told this week? Also, Greg piles on the Wizards for their putrid defense so far this season, Josh tosses a tone-deaf college football coach on the boat for some ill-advised comments, and Allen hammers TMZ for releasing news of Bryant's death before the family had been notified and other media for some careless reporting during the hectic aftermath of the crash.