SPORTS PODCAST: Kobe Bryant inspired a generation

An illustration of Kobe Bryant. Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash Sunday. “NBA Finals 2009 on ABC” by Adomas Jazdauskas is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Robyn Dobson, Nijzel Dotson, Jordan Parker, and Robbie Pierce
January 30, 2020

This week on The State Hornet Sports Podcast, sports editor Robyn Dobson sat down with State Hornet sports writer Nijzel Dotson, opinion writer Jordan Parker and Sacramento State junior and semi-pro basketball player Oku Best-Wilson to discuss what is likely the biggest story in sports of the year: the tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

Dotson and Parker both wrote opinion pieces on Bryant’s passing, and Bes-Wilson was inspired to play basketball by Bryant. The three of them, along with Dobson, talked about their initial reactions to Bryant’s death, their favorite Bryant moments and how they should remember him going forward.

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About the Writers

Robyn Dobson, Author

Nijzel Dotson, deputy podcast editor

Nijzel Dotson is The State Hornet’s managing editor for the fall 2021 semester. He first joined The State Hornet in 2019 and was previously the arts & entertainment editor. He has written for Comstock’s Magazine and The Advocate, Contra Costa College’s student-run newspaper.

Jordan Parker, editor in chief

Jordan Parker is the editor-in-chief of The State Hornet. He took the helm of one of the largest news organizations in the Sacramento region in May 2021 and leads the newsroom staff as well as all editorial content published on the website and its affiliated social media channels.