Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Basketball, Golf, Character, Role models, Media, Heros, Professional athletes, Kobe Bryant, Ben Curtis
Subjects
Basketball; Golf; Characters and characteristics; Professional athletes; Role models; Heros; Mass media; Bryant, Kobe, 1978-; Curtis, Ben, 1977-
Introduction
The avalanche has begun. Over the next several months we will be buried in media coverage of the Kobe Bryant Case. We will get double coverage with misinformation flowing from the news outlets and the sports outlets. By the end of this weekend numbness was already beginning to set in every time I heard the word "Kobe.”
Publication Date
7-21-2003
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Kobe Bryant Case - The British Open Fabulous Finale" (2003). On Sport and Society. 547.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/547
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