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Carmelo Anthony reminisces about the day he gained respect from Kobe Bryant
Sharing with Dwyane Wade on Instagram Live, Carmelo Anthony told the story of his past when he first gained the respect of Kobe Bryant on the field.
During the NBA season postponement because of COVID-19, many players took advantage of this opportunity to share and interact with fans through social networking live streams. Here, many interesting stories have been told.
Yesterday, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony together live-streamed on Instagram. The two close brothers shared a lot of stories from basketball, life, wine… In it, they also mentioned the late brother, that is Kobe Bryant.
Anthony told Wade, as well as shared with fans to watch live that during a match between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers, he was extremely worried when encountering one of the idols of his life.
“I don’t know what to say to him. It’s hard to trash talk because when you go out, you don’t know what he’s thinking, what his mentality is. And then Kobe comes out. I greet him. “Welcome back to me. The match begins.”, Anthony said.
In the fourth round, Kobe Bryant started directly with Carmelo Anthony. The Lakers legend is constantly making mistakes, fighting hard with Melo to put psychological pressure on.
“At the time I was braid. The worst and most disrespectful thing you could do was touch your newly braided hair. He touched the end of my hair and said, ‘Calm down brother.’ He called me a younger brother. He almost pocketed me”, Melo added.
It was in such a tense battle, but Kobe Bryant arrived at Carmelo Anthony after the final whistle with respect.
From then onwards, each time Melo faced “The Black Mamba”, they both tried their best to beat the opponent. Kobe Bryant clearly did not want to lose to any player, young or old, but Carmelo Anthony always tried to get points in the idol’s eyes.
North Korea canceled the richest marathon in the country
The DPRK canceled the marathon in Pyongyang (Pyongyang Marathon) – the nation’s largest tourism revenue event of the year – out of concern about the new strain of Corona virus (COVID-19).
The information canceling marathon in North Korea was confirmed by the travel company on 21.2. Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based company that organizes tours to North Korea and the official partner of the marathon, said it had received official confirmation that the 2020 Pyongyang Marathon was canceled.
This was due to the closure of the North Korean border and the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, Koryo Tours added. Young Pioneer Tours, a company similar to Koryo Tours, also made a similar statement. The annual marathon was held in April as part of the birthday celebration of the founder Kim Il Sung’s birthday in 1912 and attracted curious foreigners who want to run through the streets of the city.
According to organizers, nearly 1,000 Westerners took part in the competition last year and had to pay up to $ 150 to enter. Earlier, North Korea had put itself in isolation to protect itself from the outbreak of COVID-19 in neighboring China, which infected more than 75,000 people and left more than 2,200 dead. Pyongyang has suspended flights, banned tourists and imposed a 30-day quarantine period for permanent residents.
Some analysts say North Korea is subject to international sanctions on ballistic and nuclear missile programs, while medical infrastructure is weak, and there is a shortage of drugs and equipment. chronic. Therefore, given the complicated situation of COVID-19, the North Korean actions taken are understandable.
The country has taken similar measures before banning tourists for more than four months from October 2014 to prevent the spread of Ebola virus, although no cases in Asia have been infected. North Korea has also been “closed” for 6 months during the outbreak of the Acute Severe Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) between 2002 and 2003, killing nearly 650 people across China and Hong Kong.