playing games right now is insane and a black mark on that nerd silver’s legacy. what a gutless coward
I wasn't a fan of running it up like this, but it's pure Kobe. He was ultra competitive, even when coaching girls basketball.
Was reading aboutt the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughn this morning and wondered if people used to die a lot more in them than now. Ugh, RIP Kobe
Steve McNair was my favorite football player as a kid. It was July 4th and I was at my family’s lake house where there was practically zero cell service and I got like ten messages all at once telling me they were sorry. I had no idea what they were referring to.
Probably since news broke so close to tip and paying fans there is why they went ahead. Who knows about tonight’s games
I barely watch the nba outside the finals, but he was a god when we were kids and a huge part of popular culture. It’s a very sad day
I would imagine it was too late to stop the games today If the nba wanted to show some class they would call tomorrow though
I haven't read the thread so I apologize if I'm repeating shit. But who hasn't thrown a beer pong ball while yelling "Kobe"? He might have been a POS but damn he was a top 5 athlete for (I assume) most of our formative years. Just makes me feel vulnerable and old as hell.
I’d imagine the late games would be cancelled but probably couldn’t stop the Nuggets and Rockets in time. Probably should’ve just called it regardless once it broke but who knows.
Jurgen Klinsmann (former USA soccer coach and one Germany’s best every players for who don’t know) made some news when Kobe signed what was his final contract for criticizing how much they were giving a player that was no longer in their prime. I remember thinking “You’re 100% right Jurgen, but you can’t say anything like that about Kobe or your life will be hell”.
So true though. I was glad I reconciled with my dad before he suddenly passed. You just never know and it’s so easy to take life for granted.
My all time fav athlete, responsible for basically any positive sports moment in my life dies within a few miles of me with his daughter. I can't even. Just fucking horrible
Yea my dad killed himself. Its hard to really put into words how horrible it is to lose someone out of the blue.
the logistics of saying “this game can’t be played right now” are hella easy. it’s done numerous times a year in baseball. it’s lame af that they’re doing this shit