Kobe Bryant RIP

[jedi ninja]

As I've said many times, I csnt stand flying, I need to be heavily drugged up

I always have trusted helicopters though, wonder what happened

I hope it wasnt a situation where they were going down and had time, that's the worst, absolute worst way to die

They said it was foggy on take off, and also mentioned the engine was heard "sputtering" as it descended.

Helicopters seems to be less safe to me, and it seems as if a lot of famous people (a lot probably isn't the best word, but enough to have it seem to be "a thing") have died in a helicopter crash. Just locally a prominent business man just died two weeks ago in a crash, and last year another local guy who had a national sales course taught to auto dealers died in one on an Arizona golf course. They were each flying the copter themselves though, which maybe is the issue for a lot of these crashes?

 

[CPA-hole]

Dammit.

 

[jedi ninja]

No one but TMZ is reporting about the daughter

They were also the only ones reporting the crash to begin with. They're almost always dead nuts on. Definitely more trustworthy than the alternatives.

 

[B.A.R.]

No one but TMZ is reporting about the daughter

Well, they have been the ones on top of this so far, unfortunately.

 

[Inspekdah]

They were wrong on Lil Wayne. Wish they were wrong here

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Why fly in the fucking fog

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Aren‘t helicopters typically dual-engine? Now idea how it works. But in case one is in trouble.

 

[booksbestfriend]

Makes my trivial problems seem minuscule. Prayers to his family and friends.

 

[jimbof20]

No one but TMZ is reporting about the daughter

no one reported Kobe Besides tmz as well for awhile

 

[jedi ninja]

Why fly in the fucking fog

That will obviously be a question that will be asked and investigated. You'd imagine the pilot knew what he was doing and wouldn't have purposely put anyone in danger, so simply asking why fly in fog may be much more nuanced than that. It was initially my first thought as well when I saw the fog report.

 

[~Utah]

Well, they have been the ones on top of this so far, unfortunately.

they are usually right before anyone else

 

[Inspekdah]

Some trash abc outlet definitely said 4 daughters earlier. Which looks incorrect

 

[jedi ninja]

They were wrong on Lil Wayne. Wish they were wrong here

Didn't they report he was on his death bed? Which turned out to be basically true as he was rushed to ER after suffering seizures? Or did they report he was dead another time?

 

[~Utah]

Some trash abc outlet definitely said 4 daughters earlier. Which looks incorrect

the ABC Nationals news desk loo

 

[geopackiv]

It was really foggy near the coast. If it was his normal pilot, the conditions should have been an issue. Some people on the ground heard the motor was sputtering before the crash.

 

[C-MAN]

One report said the helicopter caught fire. Fog would not cause that type of issue. These crashes are normally mechanical or pilot error. Guess we shall see.

 

[divol]

Holy shit, this is one of those things where you’ll always remember where you were..what you were doing when you heard the news. Tragic. When it comes to any type of flying accident, odds of survivors are always so low.

This... No doubt...
Just horrible...

 

[~Utah]

One report said the helicopter caught fire. Fog would not cause that type of issue. These crashes are normally mechanical or pilot error. Guess we shall see.

thats what I saw as well... the helicopter was on fire

 

[B.A.R.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221537476893925376

 

[~Utah]

Woj just reported the daughter part

 

[B.A.R.]

Presser is in one hour.

 

[~Utah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221522969047920640

 

[guaranteeed]

I see a bunch if peoplemon twitter saying cancel todays games

Is it just me or is that crazy?

Hes not a current player, they cant cancel games everytime a retired player dies

If it was the lakers I'd understand

 

[~Utah]

I see a bunch if peoplemon twitter saying cancel todays games

Is it just me or is that crazy?

Hes not a current player, they cant cancel games everytime a retired player dies

If it was the lakers I'd understand

legend of the game and unexpected. If it was 40 years from now I agree

 

[C-MAN]

This is a unique situation. I’d be OK with it.

 

[Inspekdah]

Yeah they should cancel them

 

[B.A.R.]

Yeah they should cancel them

Already playing.

 

[~Utah]

Already playing.

there’s talk of canceling the late games

 

[~Utah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221540248712294403

 

[shakerpenguin]

players finding out in the middle of a game sucks, but not really any way to avoid that

 

[Pyppurs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221535608482549767

 

[MooseHead1867]

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Bryant’s daughter, Gianna, also known as “Gigi,” has shown her father’s athletic talent from a young age. With her father constantly present and cheering her on from the sidelines, Gianna attracted online attention for her Mamba-like moves, though she’s only 13 years old. Per TMZ, Bryant had stated in the past that his daughter was “hellbent” on playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut, a historical powerhouse for women’s basketball. To The Courant, in April 2018, Bryant said of his daughter’s UConn obsession, “She watches their interviews, watches how they play and learns — not just in wins, but in tough losses, how they conduct themselves. It’s great, as a parent, to be able to see my daughter pull inspiration from them.”

 

[Inspekdah]

Raps and Spurs ran the clock out both sides

 

[B.A.R.]

Raps and Spurs ran the clock out both sides

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221541848503791623

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221541848503791623

 

[Inspekdah]

This is a 911 type gut shot

 

[C-MAN]

Seeing that someone predicted Kobe dying in a helicopter crash 7 years ago on twitter. That’s some crazy coincidence

 

[ProV1Colt]

I will remember exactly where I was and how I found out.
Marriott pool and BAR texted me.
Had no clue

 

[~Utah]

Seeing that someone predicted Kobe dying in a helicopter crash 7 years ago on twitter. That’s some crazy coincidence

sort of. Kobe always traveled to games in a helicopter avoid traffic

 

[B.A.R.]

Seeing that someone predicted Kobe dying in a helicopter crash 7 years ago on twitter. That’s some crazy coincidence

Yeah, I am pretty sure that is photo shopped or something.

You cannot find any replies to that or anything from 7+ years ago.

 

[~Utah]

I will remember exactly where I was and how I found out.
Marriott pool and BAR texted me.
Had no clue

I was talking shit about the jazz and gobert being amazed when I was about to send video from yesterday’s amazing block... then I saw tmz sports... didn’t believe it. Sent BAR and others a text

 

[B.A.R.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221543925795545088

 

[~Utah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221544733887094785

 

[emkee]

This is terrible.

 

[Inspekdah]

MSNBC reporter refers to them as the Los Angelos N******. Blunder. But wow. Awful reporting.

 

[B.A.R.]

MSNBC reporter refers to them as the Los Angelos N******. Blunder. But wow. Awful reporting.

Saw that...yikes

 

[guaranteeed]

Always thought he would be what mj wasnt post career

The guy who represented basketball and the nba, like utah said around for 50 years

Like Gretzky has for hockey, madden for football etc.

Some all time greats step away from the limelight, Montana, mj, lemieux etc.

 

[Inspekdah]

i think he stepped away as much as anyone could in today’s social media

 

[~Utah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1221535216747130880

 

[~Utah]

i think he stepped away as much as anyone could in today’s social media

i don’t know... he was training with players... was doing nba final analysis... went to games

 

[cryptocapper]

Kyrie left the arena he isn't playing