Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

[Adam]

What a shit day

[ten ocho recon scout]

59 minutes ago, southpaw said:

I know everyone will mourn Kobe (as they should) but just found out that one of my wife’s students happened to be aboard the helicopter too. She was only 13. My wife is obviously devastated.  I know we argue and bicker here but also stuff like this is a reminder that life is far too short.  Tragic. 

Its always sad in situations like this that regular peoples tragedy gets overshadowed by the big name.

RIP to the young lady, and everyone else aboard.

[bloodbrother]

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Pretty cool vid...

[Ceramic]

RIP Kobe.

I hope they make him the NBA logo.

[JustATroutFan]

Life sucks! What a great impact that he had on the game, especially the fans. Many of us wanted to be like Kobe. Many kids would scream out "Kobe!" while they are shooting a crumble sheet of paper into a trash can. RIP to the Mamba! 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Reading about the OCC coach, his wife and daughter makes it sadder and that will only continue as info about the other people on board comes out.  Crazy how people you didn’t know but that were a part of Southern California, in this case a guy whose entire career I watched and another who coached at a school I went to and drive by every day can hit you.  

[Chuck]

I keep watching this on loop. 

The look on Shaq's, his wife and daughters face...  

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

James worthy made a good point earlier (a sad one). Kobe spent literally his entire adult life under the microscope. More than everyone except the top 1 percent of the world... even among elite athletes. He had a camera in his face for the last 20 plus years, since he was 17...

 

He finally retires, can finally relax, do whatever he wanted. Be a dad, be lazy w his wife, hang out w people (instead of training). Then this happens. 

Sad as hell

[ten ocho recon scout]

Man, the other people on board, especially the other kid, probably thought it was the greatest day in the world... no big deal, gonna hang with kobe bryant, and fly in a helicopter.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

... (@quick17_) Tweeted:
Comedy Central cartoon predicts Kobe Bryant death in 2006 espiode https://t.co/6IM8zexW4y https://t.co/0nA8Hdh2x2

Ok, lets be honest... the pass joke is funny

[nate]

This sucks so much, Kobe was the Mike Trout of the Lakers once Magic retired.  Nobody was more electrifying and exciting to watch.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

He finally retires, can finally relax, do whatever he wanted

So what does he do? 

Ho hum . . . he goes out and wins an Academy Award. 

[tdawg87]

 

[Lou]

8 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

 

Again, this is so badass

[Billy_Ball]

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[yk9001]

10 hours ago, failos said:

Hopefully some white people can chime in? Why did she say it?

Annnnd Lou chimed in first....

[yk9001]

Jim Hill said that as good a basketball player Kobe was, he was a better husband, father and family man.

Huh.

Huh!!

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Annnnd Lou chimed in first....

Only to ask msnbc-loving white libs to respond. 

Annnnd  crickets

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[zenmaster]

Such a surreal day yesterday. Kept hoping it wasn't real in the beginning and then switched to hoping I'd wake up.