RIP Kobe Bryant

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  • lmckenney24
    lmckenney24 Posts: 2,101
    mrussel1 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    lmckenney24 said:
    Look, I think the point of this thread was to mourn, celebrate,  react to the life of a polarizing athlete. 

    I lived in Boston when Aaron Hernandez died. What he did as a person was horrible and inexcusable. But, his life as an ATHLETE was still viewed in a positive light. Same thing here. Did he make some mistakes, of course...we all do. 

    Go have a fucking beer and relax.
    What? This isn't like that! Proven murder is different than accused rape! lol, you guys...
    Agreed... don't compare Kobe and Hernandez..  That shit ain't close. 
    Not remotely close. Poor comparison. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,882
    lmckenney24 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    lmckenney24 said:
    Look, I think the point of this thread was to mourn, celebrate,  react to the life of a polarizing athlete. 

    I lived in Boston when Aaron Hernandez died. What he did as a person was horrible and inexcusable. But, his life as an ATHLETE was still viewed in a positive light. Same thing here. Did he make some mistakes, of course...we all do. 

    Go have a fucking beer and relax.
    What? This isn't like that! Proven murder is different than accused rape! lol, you guys...
    Agreed... don't compare Kobe and Hernandez..  That shit ain't close. 
    Not remotely close. Poor comparison. 
    No worries.  
  • Sea
    Sea Posts: 3,131
    It’s inappropriate to wish death upon another person. Please don’t do that here or anywhere on the forum.
    Please respect topic integrity. See the Posting Guidelines https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/228366/forum-posting-guidelines
    Thank you



  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    No NBA player ever supported women’s basketball as much as Kobe. Seeing the professional and college stars break down over this is tough.  

    Shocking the number of professional athletes from different sports who are posting thank yous. He mentored a ton of athletes.  I never knew the scope.  I just knew the NBA and WNBA players who he helped. Seems like he was one to go to for the mental pep talks whether you played tennis, soccer, etc.  Mamba mentality was very real
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,882
    cp3iverson said:
    No NBA player ever supported women’s basketball as much as Kobe. Seeing the professional and college stars break down over this is tough.  

    Shocking the number of professional athletes from different sports who are posting thank yous. He mentored a ton of athletes.  I never knew the scope.  I just knew the NBA and WNBA players who he helped. Seems like he was one to go to for the mental pep talks whether you played tennis, soccer, etc.  Mamba mentality was very real
    Redemptive behavior. 
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    They’re airing his final game where he went for 60  on ESPN right now. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Who were the other 7 people that were on the helicopter crash?  The news doesn't mention them...
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Shaq’s podcast today is worth a listen. Just the big man talking from the heart. 
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,882
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Who were the other 7 people that were on the helicopter crash?  The news doesn't mention them...
    The Post did a really nice write up about each person.  I can link later if you can't find it. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    mrussel1 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Who were the other 7 people that were on the helicopter crash?  The news doesn't mention them...
    The Post did a really nice write up about each person.  I can link later if you can't find it. 
    Finally some newsgroup did this and the Post of all places?
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,882
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Who were the other 7 people that were on the helicopter crash?  The news doesn't mention them...
    The Post did a really nice write up about each person.  I can link later if you can't find it. 
    Finally some newsgroup did this and the Post of all places?
    I'm a big fan of the Post.  
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/01/27/victims-calabasas-helicopter-crash/
  • Renfield
    Renfield NYC NY Posts: 1,054
    Renfield said:
    Victims of the Calabasas helicopter crash: Christina Mauser, Ara Zobayan, Altobelli family - The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/01/27/victims-calabasas-helicopter-crash/
    @tempo_n_groove
  • Renfield
    Renfield NYC NY Posts: 1,054
    Empire State Building tonight

  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    RIP Kobe. So tragic. So sad. I feel for all families involved. 😢
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Who were the other 7 people that were on the helicopter crash?  The news doesn't mention them...
    The Post did a really nice write up about each person.  I can link later if you can't find it. 
    Finally some newsgroup did this and the Post of all places?
    I’ve seen their names posted a bunch of places
    www.myspace.com
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,199
    This is kinda freaky. We all know he went to Lower Merion High school, although i'm not sure if he went to their elementary school or middle school (since I'm guessing that is where he would have been when this tragedy happened).


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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    RIP to all 9 people. Even with his stature once I heard about his death, one of the 1st things I thought of was his incident. It's part of the conversation whether you like it or not. Nobody'd perfect. 
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  • Wobbie
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    Ledbetterman10 said:
    They’re airing his final game where he went for 60  on ESPN right now. 

    that was a damn joke. he jacked up 70 shots. I watched as a Jazz fan. As I remember, that loss may have eliminated the jazz from the playoffs.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    Very sad of what happened to him, his daughter and the 7 other people on that aircraft.  I've always been jaded against Bryant since what happened in CO in 2003, so I've never held him in high regard the way I did Jordan.  Although seeing a lot of the reaction from athletes and fans, he had a Jordan-like influence in many ways. 
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,788
    edited January 2020
    I’ve never been a Kobe fan, but am happy to see stories like this... we need a LOT more of this (& stories like this change my perspective on him):

    https://twitter.com/thescottcharles/status/1221575207762235392?s=21

    I appreciate these stories a lot more then the media talking about how nice he was to them. I really don’t care if he called Jim Grey on his birthday. That only tells me Kobe was smart & knew how to play them. 

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