Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

[goldenGlove]

I'm pretty devastated about this. Can’t imagine what the family is going through. He worked so hard and won’t get to enjoy being inducted into the HOF, statues being built of him, his daughters careers etc. What a tough day

[Lou]

Kobe and Gianna at the 2010 Championship Parade 

 

[Tank]

10 minutes ago, Lou said:

It was MSNBC. White libs? 

That should be fired woke white libs.

[AngelsLakersFan]

30 minutes ago, failos said:

Anyone else just balling? I can’t stop crying and I never cry over people I don’t personally know

I won't lie I've shed some tears a few times because of this.

Kobe is my all time favorite athlete. His contributions transcend just the game of basketball. I feel like I grew up watching him play, while we all watched him grow up. He was thrust into the spotlight as a teenager and we saw him grow and mature into a star, a father, a mentor, a legend... I guess Im at that stage of grief where I can't help thinking Kobe can't be dead... he's Kobe fucking Bryant... how can he be dead? But no one is invincible, and this is as strong a reminder of that as we'll ever get. Now I can't help but let my mind wander and think, if he was already a legend in life, what will he become in death? 

[Lou]

 

[Jason]

23 minutes ago, failos said:

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

Verbal diarrhea. Obviously it was unintentional but could have been a Freudian slip 

[failos]

14 minutes ago, Jason said:

Verbal diarrhea. Obviously it was unintentional but could have been a Freudian slip 

Thank you for your insight 

[bloodbrother]

Seeing all the photos of Kobe and his daughter are too much. Gutwrenching

[failos]

The more I think about it....

how many superstars have died this tragically?

 

I would imagine that that this is definitely worse that Lou Gehrig.

 

i can’t think of any other superstar athlete with a tragic demise like this.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, failos said:

The more I think about it....

how many superstars have died this tragically?

 

I would imagine that that this is definitely worse that Lou Gehrig.

 

i can’t think of any other superstar athlete with a tragic demise like this.

Well Clemente and Thurmon Munson both died in the middle of their careers.  Well Clemente died towards the end of his career.  

[Claude]

6 minutes ago, failos said:

The more I think about it....

how many superstars have died this tragically?

 

I would imagine that that this is definitely worse that Lou Gehrig.

 

i can’t think of any other superstar athlete with a tragic demise like this.

Roberto Clemente Roy Halladay 

Edited January 27, 2020 by RendZone

[Stradling]

Here is a picture I took during his final game.  Love the hate.  

[failos]

14 minutes ago, RendZone said:

Roberto Clemente Roy Halladay 

No disrespect to both, but Kobe is on another level. He’s like Gretzky, Montana, Trout

[failos]

Brady too

[AngelsLakersFan]

5 minutes ago, failos said:

No disrespect to both, but Kobe is on another level. He’s like Gretzky, Montana, Trout

He's about as global of a star as any American athlete can be.

[AngelsLakersFan]

 

[failos]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Mamba mentality 

[Jason]

40 minutes ago, failos said:

Thank you for your insight 

Well I’m about as white as it gets so you’re welcome 

[Lou]

11 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

 

Not even a blink. 

[Lou]

[nando714]

This is the first time I shed a tear over a celebrity or athlete passing 

I pray for his wife, children, and family 

[Duren, Duren]

33 minutes ago, failos said:

No disrespect to both, but Kobe is on another level. He’s like Gretzky, Montana, Trout

This is long before the lifetimes of everyone now, but a huge icon of the hockey world in it's early days also died tragically. Injured during a game Morenz died from complications a few weeks later. His funeral was held in the Montreal Forum, his home arena. Still an active player, the legends grew around him that he lost the will to live, realizing he would never play again.

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/death-of-howie-morenz

[ten ocho recon scout]

40 minutes ago, failos said:

No disrespect to both, but Kobe is on another level. He’s like Gretzky, Montana, Trout

Clemente was pretty up there.... @AngelsLakersFan makes a good point that kobe was global. Clemente was god in Latin America.

If sports had the same coverage back then as now...

[Vegas Halo Fan]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

Remarkable moment to start the Raptors-Spurs game.

The Pelicans and Celtics both took shot clock violations on their first possession of the game.

 

[failos]

Lebron’s shoes last night: