Kobe Killed in Helicopter Crash
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Live television fucking sucks. Can a single channel break into coverage of some sort? Why am I watching pro-bowl pregame??
I’m 26 and feel similarly. I loved rooting against him but there is no doubt that he has an all time great and a legend of the game. This is absolutely stunning and a huge loss for the game. Biggest NBA news I can remember.
I assume ESPNNews will switch to Kobe coverage at the top of the hour. CNN just teased going back to the crash story.
I was gonna make a "kobe adultery" joke when people were asking if his wife was on board, but even I thought it was tactless.
Respect.
Horrible for his poor kids and family.
Funny was about to say the opposite...I’ve always considers helicopters very safe, safer than Cessna-style airplanes at least. Will be interesting to learn the whole story behind this although it doesn’t change the ultimate tragedy obviously.
Saw a tweet saying it was his own copter that he often rode in for commuting purposes. Not sure how true.
I hate riding in helicopters. They seem to fall out of the sky for no reason. I had a colleague who lost her husband in a crash. He was an instructor pilot. Not a fan of those things.
I always rooted against Kobe but have to respect the career. He was an all time great. Terrible loss for the NBA and obviously his family.
I hated everything about the Mamba mentality bullshit, the underbite mean mug he'd sport and essentially his entire demeanor.
That said, he was one of the greatest to ever do it, and was as tough a competitor as they come. Watching Tony Allen and him go toe-to-toe the way they did was truly incredible basketball.
It was wonderful having him as the ultimate villain. And it's a damn shame that this is the way it ended for him. Feel for his entire family, and even Laker nation on this one.
That said, he was one of the greatest to ever do it, and was as tough a competitor as they come. Watching Tony Allen and him go toe-to-toe the way they did was truly incredible basketball.
It was wonderful having him as the ultimate villain. And it's a damn shame that this is the way it ended for him. Feel for his entire family, and even Laker nation on this one.
I'm not here to piss on his grave - but let's not white wash the man's history, either.
https://thinkprogress.org/the-legacy-of-the-kobe-bryant-rape-case-6a42f159be7b/
https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-apr-13-la-sp-kobe-bryant-lakers-20110414-story.html
View: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2087013-smush-parker-kobe-bryant-told-me-not-to-talk-to-him-in-practice
Great athlete. Probably even a greater asshole.
How many celebs have died in small aircrafts?
I would be terrified to get in one at this point with as much frequency as they probably do.
I would be terrified to get in one at this point with as much frequency as they probably do.
I’m sure. I wasn’t alive for that so I guess it’s safe to say this is the biggest NBA news in my lifetime.
Weird that CNN has a headline of "BREAKING Five killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas, California", without any mention of why that might be top world news.
Los Angeles Times @latimes
UPDATE: Kobe Bryant, the NBA and MVP who spanned a 20-year career with the L.A. Lakers, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. He was 41.
UPDATE: Kobe Bryant, the NBA and MVP who spanned a 20-year career with the L.A. Lakers, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. He was 41.
Doesn't the frequency matter? There's a big difference between 1 in 1000 rides crashing or 1 in a million. Plenty die in cars too.
Kobe lived in Newport Beach and would commute to LA by helicopter during his playing days.
This is incredibly tragic for his family and for LA. He was beloved in this city to a level beyond what I've seen elsewhere.
This is incredibly tragic for his family and for LA. He was beloved in this city to a level beyond what I've seen elsewhere.
Basically sums up my thoughts too. I thought the Mamba shit was annoying self-promotion and the Kobe stans to this day annoy the heck out of me; but I don’t know if anyone loved basketball more than Kobe.
No?
edit. Talk all you want about him being a great athlete, and a great competitor.
Don't lie and say he was a great human when by all accounts, he was exactly not.
I might be completely wrong about this, but it seems like if you're in a plane then at least you have some chance of gliding to a "safe" landing, or at least one that doesn't end up in a pulverized mess. If your helicopter craps out, you're in a free falling hunk of metal.