Over two months after his sudden passing, Kobe Bryant’s new book “Season One” has been released.
The book is a follow-up to his New York Times Best Seller “The Wizenard Series: Training Camp,” which focuses on a basketball player named Reggie, who dreams of superstardom.
Kobe’s Instagram was updated for the first time since his death. A post read, “Welcome back to Dren! We hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for another magical basketball season. The #Wizenard Series: Season One is OUT NOW.🧡🧡🧡.”
Kobe’s wife Vanessa also shared the same post on her Instagram.
The book’s author Wesley King tweeted, “Official release day. Bittersweet without my collaborator, but grateful to see the words live on. This is a book about chasing your dreams.”
King recently opened up on his friendship with Bryant, telling People magazine, “His family was first and foremost… I knew that within five minutes of meeting him. His daughters were always brought up [and] he was forever calling me while waiting in line to pick them up.”
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King stressed, “He was really focused on changing kids’ lives and empowering the next generation of young athletes, especially females.”
As for what Kobe believed in, Wesley said, “It almost sounds cliché, but he’d say, ‘If one kid picks this book up and finds the faith in himself to persevere, we did our job…’ We’re doing this for that one kid.”
Though Bryant has passed away, King is confident his legacy will be forever. He explained, “His words, which he was able to thankfully leave in innumerable interviews and also in his books, films and stories, and his legacy are going to live on. He would take great solace that his mission is still being accomplished.”
In late January, Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna perished with seven others in a helicopter crash on their way to a basketball game in Calabasas.
