RIP one of the greatest

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Kobe Bryant dies at 41 - news and tributes

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was one of 9 people who died when a helicopter crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California.

www.cnn.com

 

[Cheater]

Very sad.

 

[LopeHunter]

Sad. Almost unreal Laker great Magic Johnson is alive a couple of decades after being infected with HIV yet Laker great Kobe is now gone first. This sort of death leads to a lot of us never again casually hopping into another chopper thinking this is a great way to shorten a trip compared to a ride in a vehicle. RIP Kobe and his older daughter. Peace be with his wife and other daughters.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Spurs and Raptors both took shot clock violations to start their game. Just sad day for sports fans and the people directly affected.

 

[daltrix99]

Tragic. I’m 31 and a huge sports fan, so Kobe was a staple of my childhood and adolescent years. RIP to a legend gone too soon.

His 13 year old daughter Gianna was also killed in the crash. Awful.

 

[dcopas78]

I grew up watching Jordan, and the emergence of Kobe as MJ's career was ending. Very sad. Prayers with his family.

 

[mtmuley]

One of the greatest. Always admired his assassin attitude. mtmuley

 

[Schaaf]

More than any other athlete over the last twenty years, Kobe had this omnipresence about him. Always seemed untouchable.

 

[noharleyyet]

Splashed into the bigs right out of high school in 1996. Scored 81 against Toronto in 2006.

 

[Schaaf]

Splashed into the bigs right out of high school in 1996. Scored 81 against Toronto in 2006.

I remember that night vividly. Freshman in high school and stole my dads Sirius radio to listen in my room. All I thought about at that age was basketball.

 

[mtmuley]

I've never been a fan of one basketball team, but a fan of individual players. In my era it has been Jordan, Bryant and James in no particular order. Kobe was an amazing man to watch play the game. mtmuley

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Watching him from day one being old enough to remember and watch him evolve from a great player to great teammate to great leader was awesome. And when he went into mamba mode it was a pleasure to say the least.

 

[bennirio]

Unfortunately I witnessed to many of his beat downs of the Utah Jazz at his hands. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were the road block to the Jazz getting a championship or 2. Undeniably one of the greatest players to play the game.

 

[Bigjay73]

All I can think about is a woman got news that her husband and 13 yo daughter died today, and I cannot fathom what that feels like.

 

[NYyotekiller]

I was blown away when I heard the news earlier today. Mainly because he was one of my favorite athletes of all time, but also because he was the same age as me. It will be interesting to see what comes from the crash investigation.

R.I.P. Black Mamba.

 

[jabber]

All I can think about is a woman got news that her husband and 13 yo daughter died today, and I cannot fathom what that feels like.

So sad.

RIP Kobe

Thoughts and prayers to all of the families and friends.

 

[Sytes]

Unfortunately, it was a total of nine who passed. Originally reported as five.

Bryant was among the passengers traveling onboard the helicopter. Nine people died in the crash, including the pilot, said Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff, during a news conference.

 

[kenton]

Always seemed untouchable.

except in Eagle Colorado

 

[Nick28]

R.I.P #8 #24, so sad

 

[Irrelevant]

Hits our small town (pop 3,100) hard. Kobe and his daughter came up to watch A1 girls basketball a week ago. We have a star player than trained with him and promised her to come and watch a game. It was pretty cool, he sign autographs a half time and spoke and took pics with both the winning and losing teams. https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/spor...cle_1574c068-34fa-11ea-a37d-4ff2965c9f59.html