RIP Kobe Bryant

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  1. Marbles

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    This one hits hard.
     
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  2. Beeds07

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    They broke into the Pro Bowl
     
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  3. Vinegar Strokes

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    FUCK. Did I hear that correctly? ABC said all his kids were on board???
     
  4. blotter

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    Outside of his family losing him I'm thinking about not being able to watch kobe/shaq grow old together, burying their beef deeper into a place where they could have a hardy laugh about how dumb it all was
     
  5. i am a bammer

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    There's a lot to say about the guy and his legacy and what it may be, but I feel awful for his family and tens or hundreds of millions he inspired. A true legend and probably the highest profile athlete of his generation.
     
  6. Sir Phobos

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    ABC saying his kids were on board oh my god
     
  7. ohbluefan

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    Give me Kobe’s heart and determination....what a legend. RIP to the Mamba :(
     
  8. Bruce Wayne

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    That's what I heard him say too wtf
     
  9. Beeds07

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    ABC saying they think the kids were on board...

    Fuck man
     
  10. IHHH

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    This is awful
     
  11. Gaknight

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    My cousin dying when we were 19 kind of always made me numb to the concept of dying. I never knew I would be by it but Kobe dying has me shook.

    His pursuit of greatness in all aspects of life has always be so inspiring and listening to people tell stories about no one outworking him was some of my favorite stories to hear.
     
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  12. IHHH

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    Fucking boomer
     
  13. Redav

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    ESPN just said his daughters were on board
     
  14. gowolverines8

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    Nah they need to broadcast the pro bowl on espn AND abc
     
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  15. Pelican

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    Are you serious ?
     
  16. Baseballman86

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    They’re the only ones I’ve seen that have said that, so I’m hoping/thinking it was just an error??
     
  17. MtOread

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  18. Redav

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    Yeah hope that's wrong
     
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  19. southlick

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    ESPN2 has it on now.
     
  20. Wu

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    Oh god please don’t let the kids have been on board as well
     
  21. IHHH

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    Gotta feel bad for the guys on air here, impossible to be good right now.

    this news is awful.
     
  22. Redav

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    It was a field reporter on the phone and maybe he misspoke
     
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  23. Daniel Ocean

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    Life is way too short. Enjoy it. Tell your loved ones how you feel every day. My son’s all time favorite player in any sport.
     
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  24. dblplay1212

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  25. Sir Phobos

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    here's my thinking: they did say 5 were killed but are they counting the pilot? he has 4 daughters and the latest was born in June. I can't imagine Kobe taking care of his infant daughter by himself and taking her on the helicopter as well.

    I'm going to believe the ABC reporter misspoke until I see it's actually confirmed, I just don't think it makes sense.
     
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  26. The Hebrew Husker

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    Yeah ABC (I assume same clip showed on ESPN) is the only outlet I’ve seen mention his daughters, so hopefully an error.
     
  27. Owsley

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    Fucking Christ
     
  28. JonathanCoachman

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    So many military operations end up with almost the passing mention of a helicopter being intentionally blown up because it wasn’t in a state to safely get out of there. It seems like any sort of malfunction or error is catastrophic with those things.
     
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  29. Hank Scorpio

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    This is awful
     
  30. Vinegar Strokes

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    Maybe Kobe was flying it?
     
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  31. Joey Freshwater

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    Holy shit. This is fucking insane.
     
  32. HoosDaMan

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    Did Kobe pilot it?
     
  33. GeneralPaton

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    Heard that as well. Hope they are incorrect.
     
  34. dblplay1212

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    Damn Ramona Shelbourne breaking down talking about it.
     
  35. TDCD

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    I think the ABC reporter misspoke when he said the 4 daughters were with him

    at least I hope so
     
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  36. am16401

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    Romona sounds like she’s crying right now doing this report
     
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  37. CF3234

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    Happens way more often when you think.
     
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  38. Jesse Palmer

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    They don’t know what to do when real news happens.
     
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  39. bertwing

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    Rick Fox was also on board :(
     
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  40. IHHH

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    always finish on a positive with the people you love, even after a huge fight. Not always easy
     
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  41. shaolin5

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    Wow. Absolutely tragic
     
  42. southlick

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  43. dblplay1212

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    Seriously?
     
  44. juice

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    Absolutely heartbreaking.
     
  45. Vinegar Strokes

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    So the guy misspoke about his daughter?
     
  46. am16401

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    Yeah he was driving and I think the phone just missed part of what he was saying
     
  47. Nelson

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    where did you see this
     
  48. afb

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    the problem is if he did misspeak, lots of twitter buzz now says the daughters were on board but I think it's sourcing that person

    so now no one knows the truth
     
  49. Darko the Snowman

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    News and rumors always fly around at this time. Just saw on twitter Rick Fox could have been in the crash as well.