'One in a billion.': Adia Barnes recalls meeting Kobe Bryant, draws inspiration from his work ethic
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The Star's Alec White interviews Adia Barnes and Salvo Coppa from Arizona women's basketball on the death of Kobe Bryant. Barnes first met Bryant in 1999 and Coppa knew Kobe's father from coaching overseas.
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