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Miami Hurricanes tributes to Kobe Bryant prevalent throughout social media

By Alan Rubenstein

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 14: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and the Eastern Conference speaks to Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Western Conference after the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 14: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and the Eastern Conference speaks to Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Western Conference after the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Michael Jordan retired with the Chicago Bulls after their sixth title in eight seasons in 1998 as Bryant had finished up his second season. Jordan’s running partner with Chicago, Scottie Pippen left the Bulls and played one season in Houston before joining the Portland Trail Blazers. Bryant and Pippen played in an epic series in 2000.

No play defined the Lakers dynasty of the first half of the 2000s as much as the lob from Bryant to Shaquille O’Neal in the closing minutes of a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback by the Lakers over the Pippen led Portland Trail Blazers in 2000. Today’s college athletes are not old enough to remember the play but it’s on YouTube.

Miami linebacker/defensive lineman Jaelan Phillips is one of a handful of players on the Miami Hurricanes football roster than is from California. Safety Bubba Bolden and tight end Brevin Jordan are from Las Vegas which has traditionally been a huge Lakers town. The devastating tragedy had an impact on Phillips.

Collegiate athletes and coaches know what it is like to be away from their families. Coaches spend months at a time on the road when you add the time expended traveling to games and recruiting. Miami tight ends coach Stephen Field did not mention Bryant directly but he did not have to.

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