EPISODE · Jan 27, 2020 · 19 MIN
London Lightning shooting guard Garrett Williamson on Kobe Bryant
from London Live with Mike Stubbs · host CFPL / Curiouscast
Garrett Williamson, a shooting guard with the National Basketball League of Canada's London Lightning franchise, spoke with Global News Radio 980 CFPL on Jan. 27 about his connection to Kobe Bryant and the influence the late NBA star had on his life and career in professional sports. Williamson is from Bryant's hometown of Philadelphia, and even attended the same high school -- Lower Merion High School -- albeit a decade later. He recalls the first time he met Bryant in person. The former Laker was in town before a game against the 76ers and made an unannounced stop at the school. "The way he spoke to us wasn't like, you know, we're kids and we're not allowed to curse. He laid in on it. There's no mercy, ripping people's hearts out. Kinda was like 'woah, this guy's no joke.'"
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Garrett Williamson, a shooting guard with the National Basketball League of Canada's London Lightning franchise, spoke with Global News Radio 980 CFPL on Jan. 27 about his connection to Kobe Bryant and the influence the late NBA star had on his life and career in professional sports. Williamson is from Bryant's hometown of Philadelphia, and even attended the same high school -- Lower Merion High School -- albeit a decade later. He recalls the first time he met Bryant in person. The former Laker was in town before a game against the 76ers and made an unannounced stop at the school. "The way he spoke to us wasn't like, you know, we're kids and we're not allowed to curse. He laid in on it. There's no mercy, ripping people's hearts out. Kinda was like 'woah, this guy's no joke.'"
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