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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 27, 2020 13:18:58 GMT
I am from Philly and am around the same age as Kobe. I remember him growing up. He was a basketball icon in our town and a legend before he graduated high school. He has always been in my top five favorite athletes ever in any sport. Just Saturday night the Sixers played the Lakers. The town was electric, not just because of the Sixers, but because Lebron was going to pass Kobe for third all time in points that night. Lebron wrote a tribute on his sneakers and the town was abuzz with Kobe talk. Then BOOM. The morning comes and this tragic news comes out. I cannot remember feeling this sad for someone I do not know personally. Like many basketball players in the Philly area, Kobe had a large influence on my life. To hear about his 13 year old daughter being on the flight makes it even worse. I have an 11 year old daughter who plays basketball. I coach her team. That made it hit home twice as hard to me. It just is another sad example to live each day like it matters. Kiss your kids. Be kind to one another. You never know when it could all come to an end. Rest in Peace my brother.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 27, 2020 14:15:43 GMT
There’s a lot not to like hearing this news, but one of the things I always think about when something like this happens is this is his story now. You go to Wikipedia or something and it’s like “5 time NBA champion, 18 time all star etc., killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.” It’s like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Princess Diana, it’s now one of the first things you think about when thinking about that person. No matter how much great music SRV put out, he also died in a crash. No matter how great Kobe was or what he was doing with his life post-nba, he died in a crash. Part of Kobe’s story will now forever be this.
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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 27, 2020 14:59:19 GMT
There’s a lot not to like hearing this news, but one of the things I always think about when something like this happens is this is his story now. You go to Wikipedia or something and it’s like “5 time NBA champion, 18 time all star etc., killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.” It’s like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Princess Diana, it’s now one of the first things you think about when thinking about that person. No matter how much great music SRV put out, he also died in a crash. No matter how great Kobe was or what he was doing with his life post-nba, he died in a crash. Part of Kobe’s story will now forever be this. True. As horrible as this is, I can say that an event like this normally elevates a person's legacy. What I mean is that he will now always be a legend. Look at some other stars who have not gracefully aged, gotten in trouble with the law, became crazy, etc. Those stars end up fading out because we remember their crazy later lives more than their younger legacy. Kobe will forever be an icon and a legend now.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 27, 2020 15:14:29 GMT
There’s a lot not to like hearing this news, but one of the things I always think about when something like this happens is this is his story now. You go to Wikipedia or something and it’s like “5 time NBA champion, 18 time all star etc., killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.” It’s like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Princess Diana, it’s now one of the first things you think about when thinking about that person. No matter how much great music SRV put out, he also died in a crash. No matter how great Kobe was or what he was doing with his life post-nba, he died in a crash. Part of Kobe’s story will now forever be this. It's tough when someone goes long before their time, especially under sudden circumstances as opposed to some prolonged battle with disease for example. In my den I have a huge autographed Paul Pierce framed photo. It's Pierce taking a jumper over Kobe. I stared at it last night, thinking about how every time I look at it now, I'm going to think about the way Kobe died. Even in death he found a way to overshadow one of my favorite Celtics ever. In another thread I said Kobe has a complicated legacy; and that's what will affect me the most as a fan going forward. Michael Strahan called Kobe a 'great husband' yesterday. Let's not forget the sexual assault case in 2003 that was eventually settled out of court. However much was consensual, he was still married at the time, so 'great husband' might be pushing it. As a basketball player he was a notoriously terrible teammate, and while he was a fierce competitor, I always felt like Kobe was trying to be 'as great as Jordan' instead of understanding what greatness truly was. I never liked him, to be honest. And therein lies the problem. From here on out, how much Kobe hate or disrespect is acceptable in basketball circles? Is there a statute of limitations on his transgressions in the court of public opinion (as a player and a person)? Can we never criticize the man again or does the moratorium end at some point? I'm not asking because I'm eager to get back on the hate train, that's never been my style. I'm just pondering the future of sports banter regarding this topic. As I said, his is a complicated legacy. At the end of the day, it's obviously a tragedy no matter what you thought of him. I searched long and hard for a positive thought involving this story, and the best I could do was, at least his daughter had her father with her at the worst moment of her life. Again, condolences are all we have to offer at times like these.
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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 27, 2020 15:36:15 GMT
There’s a lot not to like hearing this news, but one of the things I always think about when something like this happens is this is his story now. You go to Wikipedia or something and it’s like “5 time NBA champion, 18 time all star etc., killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.” It’s like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Princess Diana, it’s now one of the first things you think about when thinking about that person. No matter how much great music SRV put out, he also died in a crash. No matter how great Kobe was or what he was doing with his life post-nba, he died in a crash. Part of Kobe’s story will now forever be this. It's tough when someone goes long before their time, especially under sudden circumstances as opposed to some prolonged battle with disease for example. In my den I have a huge autographed Paul Pierce framed photo. It's Pierce taking a jumper over Kobe. I stared at it last night, thinking about how every time I look at it now, I'm going to think about the way Kobe died. Even in death he found a way to overshadow one of my favorite Celtics ever. In another thread I said Kobe has a complicated legacy; and that's what will affect me the most as a fan going forward. Michael Strahan called Kobe a 'great husband' yesterday. Let's not forget the sexual assault case in 2003 that was eventually settled out of court. However much was consensual, he was still married at the time, so 'great husband' might be pushing it. As a basketball player he was a notoriously terrible teammate, and while he was a fierce competitor, I always felt like Kobe was trying to be 'as great as Jordan' instead of understanding what greatness truly was. I never liked him, to be honest. And therein lies the problem. From here on out, how much Kobe hate or disrespect is acceptable in basketball circles? Is there a statute of limitations on his transgressions in the court of public opinion (as a player and a person)? Can we never criticize the man again or does the moratorium end at some point? I'm not asking because I'm eager to get back on the hate train, that's never been my style. I'm just pondering the future of sports banter regarding this topic. As I said, his is a complicated legacy. At the end of the day, it's obviously a tragedy no matter what you thought of him. I searched long and hard for a positive thought involving this story, and the best I could do was, at least his daughter had her father with her at the worst moment of her life. Again, condolences are all we have to offer at times like these. I never saw the same Kobe hate and venom as I do towards a guy like say, Lebron, which is strange because, by all accounts, Lebron is a great human being.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 27, 2020 19:32:09 GMT
There’s a lot not to like hearing this news, but one of the things I always think about when something like this happens is this is his story now. You go to Wikipedia or something and it’s like “5 time NBA champion, 18 time all star etc., killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.” It’s like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Princess Diana, it’s now one of the first things you think about when thinking about that person. No matter how much great music SRV put out, he also died in a crash. No matter how great Kobe was or what he was doing with his life post-nba, he died in a crash. Part of Kobe’s story will now forever be this. True. As horrible as this is, I can say that an event like this normally elevates a person's legacy. What I mean is that he will now always be a legend. Look at some other stars who have not gracefully aged, gotten in trouble with the law, became crazy, etc. Those stars end up fading out because we remember their crazy later lives more than their younger legacy. Kobe will forever be an icon and a legend now. It's better to burn out, than to fade away.....
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