RIP Kobe Bryant

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  1. Jack Parkman

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  2. fattmante

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    I can’t think of a sports related death more tragic than this one. Absolutely stunning.
     
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  3. Gunners

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    Glad NBATV didn't do a bunch of closeups of the Rockets-Nuggets players, let them all have their moment
     
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  6. JonathanCoachman

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    Kobe Bryant is my brothers favorite athlete so I’ve always kind of at least pretended not to like him. My reaction to the person that told me was me was shouting “What?!?!?” in a hostile manner. I wouldn’t have predicted that.
     
  7. Hank Scorpio

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    His youngest isn't even a year old. Hopefully none of his daughters were on the helicopter, but I find it highly unlikely that they all would be on the helicopter without their mom or a caretaker while Kobe piloted.
     
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  8. Pelican

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    Sadly the tweet (from a verified reporter) about his kids NOT being on board has been deleted. These types of things bring out the worst in the media every fucking time.
     
  9. MODEVIL

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    I’m just in a daze. Guy has been in my life since the lakers traded for him almost 24 years ago. Just tragic
     
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  12. IHHH

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    The timing is absolutely ridiculous.
     
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  14. BigRedEazy

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    Definitely the first time in my life I have felt this way about someone I have never met dying. Just incredibly sad. RIP Mamba.
     
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    lisa salters almost started crying asking brees about kobe
     
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  16. NoNatty

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    TMZ is reporting his 13 year old daughter was on board.
     
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  18. bwhit21

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    TMZ has this too
     
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  20. BWC

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    God damnit
     
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  21. Jack Parkman

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    yeah that guy is a TMZ reporter
     
  22. Bankz

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    you cancel the fucking games
     
  23. Sub-Zero

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    Dammit.

    Last summer I had the privilege to work with his team for a couple of days. This isn't about me but wanted to share the quick story.

    Talking with his publicist and discussing his security team at the event they joked the security wasn't really to protect him but rather to keep him from talking to every person who asked. And he did it anyway. Because he was that type of guy. (Which made sticking to schedule difficult but that's what they said would always happen).

    So when everyone starts eulogizing him and sharing similar interactions it's just to show how good of a person he was to people around him even given his ridiculous fame. He was still working to do a lot of good for people.

    This one sucks.
     
  24. Jack Parkman

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  25. gilstein21

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    Ya and even drew had a hard time
     
  26. bigCUM

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    :tebow:
     
  28. Roy

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    Omg please please please don’t let that be true. Why am I starting to tear up? this is so fucking weird.
     
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  31. fucktx

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    oh god i think this is the daughter

    just awful

     
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  33. rickyrubio4life

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    JFC that is beyond awful
     
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    Oh right, “EvanTMZ”, ha
     
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    I'm gonna be sick
     
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  37. elfrid

    elfrid he thinks the carpet pissers did this?
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  38. dblplay1212

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    :tebow:

     
  39. fucktx

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    it was already awful but the daughter?

    makes it 1000000x worse

     
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  41. Tobias

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    i always loved the twitter jokes about him and this news has me absolutely shook

    wtf
     
  42. Jack Parkman

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    All of this reminds me of Michael Jackson’s death. The Staples Center connection is strange.
     
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    Dipshit Cleveland media guy deservedly getting ratiod.

     
  46. Owsley

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    This fucking sucks so much.
     
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    God damnit
     
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    eat a bullet dipshit

     
  49. LookslikeUofI

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