The 20 most-read Los Angeles Times Sports columns of 2020
![Kobe Bryant waves to the crowd as he is introduced before a game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City on April 11.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b37970c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2590+0+0/resize/1200x777!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2Fe3%2F1a9867f44dd693d1c5597655d45a%2Fla-sp-kobe-bryant-on-the-road-20160224-picture-073.jpg)
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The Kobe Bryant tragedy coupled with the stopping and restarting of sports around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic provided plenty of talking points in 2020.
Here are some of the most-read Los Angeles Times Sports columns from 2020.
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