Kobe Bryant dies, aged 41

[Lord Camomile]

As first reported by TMZ, but more reputable sources seem to be running with it now.

Reportedly died in a helicopter crash with 3 others in California.

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash alongside eight others

The 41-year-old former LA Lakers star's private chopper crashed in Calabasas on Sunday, killing Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people on board

www.mirror.co.uk

I'm not the biggest follower of basketball, but even I know the guy was a legend. And 4-fucking-1

 

[N_igma]

This will be gutting if true. One of the best ever, not just basketball but sport in general.

 

[souljacker]

Wow. That's pretty shocking. One of the greatest players of all time.

 

[Lord Camomile]

BBC now reporting it.



Wife and kids reportedly not on board.

 

[felixthecat]

I'm fucking devastated. I remember Kobe being drafted, followed his career.
This is horrible

 

[Cloo]

I knew nothing about him other than he was huge, but I can see he leaves a wife and kids - terribly sad

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've never followed basketball but regularly watch the top ten plays of the week so I know he was just overtaken by LeBron James for third place in the all time points list, and I know he was a legend of the sport. Very sad indeed, so young

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Here's Kobe's short film/love letter to basketball.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I don't think you should be allowed private helicopters, especially not in urban areas. Matey boy at Leicester City, how many other people might have died because he was too fucking important to travel in a car?

 

[felixthecat]

I've never followed basketball but regularly watch the top ten plays of the week so I know he was just overtaken by LeBron James for third place in the all time points list, and I know he was a legend of the sport. Very sad indeed, so young

He was there at the Lakers game this weekend watching LeBron overtake him. He looked so well and happy

 

[tim]

Another influential rapist who got away with it.

Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accuser’s Story, and the Half-Confession

 

[B.I.G]

At least the woman he sexually assaulted in 2003 wasn’t on board.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Yeah, did noooooooot know about this.

 

[D'wards]

I didn't know about the rape stuff, but having just read up on it it certainly looks like he raped a woman then use his wealth and celebrity to make it all go away, like we've seen before.
So his family get full sympathy but he can fuck off

 

[skyscraper101]

Tragic. I can only name but a handful of NBA players, mostly from the 90s, but him for sure.

 

[poului]

Some reports now saying his daughter was on board the helicopter too.

 

[petee]

creepy, nust yesterday lebron james passed him on the alltime scoring list.

 

[souljacker]

Some reports now saying his daughter was on board the helicopter too.

Yeah, seems to be true. His 13yo daughter.

 

[Big Bertha]

Yeah, he was a bit rapey wasn’t he

 

[DexterTCN]

nsfw

Spoiler: newsreader tongue slip

 

[Detroit City]

Yeah, seems to be true. His 13yo daughter.

confirmed

 

[not-bono-ever]

Im not going to piss on a RIP thtead but my mate was an AP reporter assigned to the case during the rape investigations, IIRC He didnt have a good impression. I will drop him a mail now to get some background.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Sporting billionaires and Celebs - Dont fly in a chopper - it may look cool on instagram but you wont get to spend your millions if you go down. I have had to and its fucking terrifying and feels fundamentally wrong.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Sporting billionaires and Celebs - Dont fly in a chopper - it may look cool on instagram but you wont get to spend your millions if you go down. I have had to and its fucking terrifying and feels fundamentally wrong.

I've only been in RAF choppers which are at least likely to be well maintained and not flown by idiots.

 

[steveo87]

nsfw

Spoiler: newsreader tongue slip

BBC's piece was entirely made of footage of LeBron James....

 

[Detroit City]

Sporting billionaires and Celebs - Dont fly in a chopper - it may look cool on instagram but you wont get to spend your millions if you go down. I have had to and its fucking terrifying and feels fundamentally wrong.

I once had to fly in a dual rotor job from JFK airport to La Guardia airport. Scared the shit out of me, the noise was incredible and the doors was open so you could look outside, wtf?

 

[DownwardDog]

I've only been in RAF choppers which are at least likely to be well maintained and not flown by idiots.

Well, they're not. RAF helicopters are very likely going to be much older than civvie ones and never have a penny spent on them. They are also operated by people assessed as too stupid to join the intellectual elite of the C-130 community.

 

[little_legs]

Small Balls Lineup:

Kobe Bryant (Shooting Guard)
David Bowie (Power Forward)
R Kelly (Center)
Roman Polanski (Forward)
Woody Allen (definitely at Point Guard)

 

[killer b]

I thought this article was good, and has much wider application than just this case.

Kobe Bryant and Complicated Legacies

On the inconvenient women who make matters worse

jill.substack.com

 

[Steel Icarus]

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