{"id":287263,"date":"2020-01-28T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1116829"},"modified":"2020-01-28T07:44:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:44:00","slug":"kobe-bryants-co-author-deletes-unfinished-draft-of-their-childrens-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/kobe-bryants-co-author-deletes-unfinished-draft-of-their-childrens-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant’s Co-Author Deletes Unfinished Draft Of Their Children’s Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong> had been working on a children’s book before his tragic death<\/a>. Now, his co-author, Paulo Coelho<\/strong>, is deleting the draft. <\/p>\n

“You were more than a great player, dear Kobe Bryant,” the writer tweeted on Sunday after news of the basketball star’s passing broke. “I learned a lot by interacting with you. Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason.” <\/p>\n

He also shared a screenshot of an August 2019 text exchange with Bryant in which the Lakers legend wrote, “Let’s right that book together” before correcting his typo.<\/p>\n

Many fans urged Coelho to finish the book in Bryant’s honor.<\/p>\n

“With all due respect, I don’t think you should delete it,” one follower replied<\/a>, “rather take your time, finish it and publish it as a tribute to him.” <\/p>\n

“Please don’t delete,” tweeted another<\/a>, “finish it in his memory if you can.” <\/p>\n

Others argued the decision should be left up to Bryant’s family.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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During an interview with the Associated Press, Coelho said he “deleted the draft because it didn’t make any sense to publish without him.”<\/p>\n

“It wouldn’t add anything relevant to him or his family,” Coelho told the AP, per HuffPost<\/em><\/a>. “That doesn’t stop me from writing someday about things I learned from Kobe and how much of a larger than life person he was. But the children’s book did not make sense anymore.”<\/p>\n

As for the idea behind the book, Coelho claimed it was meant to inspire underprivileged children to overcome adversity through sports. <\/p>\n

“Kobe was always very concerned about making a book that was a positive example for children, especially those coming from humble beginnings,” Coelho continued, per HuffPost<\/em>.<\/p>\n

According to the interview, Coelho said the two initially discussed the project in 2016\u2014after Bryant retired from the NBA\u2014but didn’t start working on it until a few months ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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You were more than a great player, dear Kobe Bryant. I learned a lot by interacting with you. Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason pic.twitter.com\/pZWyT8xObw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Coelho is the author of The Alchemist<\/em>, which was reportedly one of Bryant’s favorite books. Bryant’s multimedia original content company Granity Studios also published books, including The Mamba Mentality: How I Play<\/em> and young adult novels.<\/p>\n

Bryant died in a helicopter crash<\/a> on Sunday, Jan. 26. He was 41 years old. His 13-year-old daughter Giannia<\/strong> also died <\/a>in the tragic accident along with seven others.      <\/p>\n

After news of the deaths broke, several celebrities<\/a> and athletes paid tribute to Bryant on social media. There was also a moment of silence<\/a> at the 2020 Grammy Awards in his honor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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