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Kobe Bryant is dead at the age of 41

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Kobe Bryant was killed this morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. Everyone else onboard is dead too.

Holeeee shit.
 

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If TMZ is wrong, I'll feel dumber than I did when I predicted The Warriors would be contenders this season.
 

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Us magazine which I didn't know was still a thing is reporting it too
 

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This is huge. I'm holding out hope that it isn't true. TMZ were the first one's to break Michael Jackson's death 10 years ago, though.
 

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More and more news accounts are reporting it. This is surreal.
 

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Variety is reporting it too FWIW.

If true, this is the first genuinely shocking celebrity death in a long, long time. He still seemed like he was in the prime of his life and there's occasional rumors of him coming back.

Mamba out. :(
 

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That was one of my first thoughts too. His mom in the hospital and now this. Fuck what a horrible weekend.

Woj is reporting so I'm going to say this is 100% true.
 

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Thought one of my fleet mates on STO was kidding when I was playing when he announced this.

Holy fuck, can't believe it.
 

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One of the saddest things I have ever seen on the news. You gotta be fucking kidding me right now.
 

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I never would have thought that Kobe wouldn't have lived to see his Hall of Fame induction. Fuck.

His wife just had a baby too. :(
 

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I mean seriously I’m sitting here waiting for my mom to have another surgery and I look up at the TV and see that Kobe is dead.

I feel sick.
 

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Probably the most shocking celebrity death to me personally since Doc Halladay. Just awful.

RIP
 

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In absolute shock. This is pure devastation.

RIP
 

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Does not feel real. I can’t recall an athlete near this level dying this young in my lifetime.
 

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I dont even know what to stay...
 

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Holy fuck... I thought this was a sick joke for one of those Monthly NBA Thread titles at first.

In shock right now.
 

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There are so many typos itt I would normally joke about but I can’t because I know it’s because you guys are as shocked as I am. I wasn’t even a big fan but the guy was an example of putting in the work and getting the fucking most you could out of what you had in this world. I’m not talking about sports, I just mean as an inspiration to anyone who wants to succeed at anything. I guess I am a big fan of that.

As a person entering his golden years, what a fucking tragedy. with the means and intentions he had of doing good in this world, this loss will affect more than people realize. I feel so bad for his wife and especially his kids, robbed of a father. I hope his family can recover from this.

RIP
 

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His 13 year old daughter was on board and has also died.
 

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Jesus fucking Christ wtf man wtfffffff

I guess I was so shocked I didn’t really read all the details, didn’t realize so many people died. RIP to everyone on board and now I feel like puking, a 13 year old kid
 

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Kobe was one of the most complicated, controversial, and unique characters in NBA history. There will never ever ever be anyone like him again.

It really is a genuine bummer that we don't get to see the rest of his 2nd act.
 

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Fuck this.

So many pieces of shit out there that could have died and instead we lose KOBE?!



He is exactly who kept me into basketball after MJ started his retirement tour. Him and MJ in that all star game was a bigger highlight to me than Pedro facing off against McGwire and Sosa in the MLB version. I know endorsements are irrelevant at a time like this, but Kobe as a spokesman for sprite had me drinking the shit out of that beverage.

Even in the tail end of his career I still saw him as that fresh young player. Fucking shittiest of shit news to wake up to.
 
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