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TMZ: Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant dead in helicopter crash (Update: Flight Manifest Confirms 9 People) (Read Staff Post)
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Dunno how true this might be but it seems plausible.
I'm still trying to process these news and I still can't quite believe it. I mean, I'm obviously saddened by all involved, particularly the young girls, but being more impacted by Kobe Bryant's death is natural and it makes the event a bit more surreal.
Still, I'm so heartbroken for those two girls who were only beginning to live. RIP to all who perished and may the families find the strength they need to get through this tragedy.
Still, I'm so heartbroken for those two girls who were only beginning to live. RIP to all who perished and may the families find the strength they need to get through this tragedy.
It's nothing NSFW, just communications between the pilot and the controller.
You need to not think like that, with ifs and buts, you'll drive yourself crazy over something you and everyone else was/is powerless to control.
Just got here and everyone is in a pretty sad mood right now.
This is still a struggle to even comprehend. I'm British and the only one in my office who watches the NBA, and I wasn't even surprised when all of my co-workers mentioned it and were shocked too. Everyone here has heard of Kobe, similar to LeBron and MJ.
It's just so sad.
It's just so sad.
Whenever the troops aren't onscreen, all the other characters should be asking, "where are the troops?"
It was bound to happen, this the social media way.
No one forgot about the fallen soldiers, they are talked about daily.
It still doesn't seem real. I've been crying all day yesterday and today I wake up still shaking. It just doesn't seem real...it's just not. I'm torn
Can't be talking about a successful black man in a positive light for too long.
I somehow forgot or didn't know he died. Awful. I didn't realize the Dirt series was the successor to the original CMRally games.
His movement was just pure elegance. I always was a big basketball-fan and kobe was straight up born for this sport. RIP :,(
Helicopters actually glide too, it's a complete misconception that they are more dangerous than planes for this reason. It's called autorotation, you angle the helicopter so the air presses against the rotors and forces it to spin without engine power, every helicopter pilot is trained how to land this way in case of emergency.
Well damn I didn't know that, thanks. Consider me corrected.
Waking up this morning, catching up on this thread, it hurts still.
I wish they'd never gotten on that helicopter in those conditions. But there's nothing we can do about it and it fucking hurts.
One of my fondest Kobe watching memories was when he balled out in his final Lakers game with 60 points against the Jazz
I guess all we can do is remember our greatest moments watching him.
I wish they'd never gotten on that helicopter in those conditions. But there's nothing we can do about it and it fucking hurts.
One of my fondest Kobe watching memories was when he balled out in his final Lakers game with 60 points against the Jazz
I guess all we can do is remember our greatest moments watching him.
Not going to lie, I lost it a little bit when I heard Doc Rivers speaking about it.
not even meant in a snarky way but shit just happens...really sad thing all around, must be an absolute nightmare for the wife
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Its great that, as a black man, something from decades ago you were acquitted of will be brought up for the rest of your life and after you're gone too. Even if you die holding your daughter in your arms in a fiery tragic accident.
My daughter woke me up, and said Kobe had an accident, he is dead and all of them. I said wait what show me your ipad.
She said can't we not fly next week.I had to explain to her that accidents happen no matter your mode of transportation.
What hit the most is picturing me and my daughter in the same situation. All I can come up with is I love you, come closer, I love you, look at me, I love you, don't be scared, I'm with you. I love you.
She said can't we not fly next week.I had to explain to her that accidents happen no matter your mode of transportation.
What hit the most is picturing me and my daughter in the same situation. All I can come up with is I love you, come closer, I love you, look at me, I love you, don't be scared, I'm with you. I love you.
Him and Jerry west just killed me. Hits me right in the chest. Like what is even this timeline right now...
I think I need to take a break from this thread.
It is too distracting.
Kobe was a sports hero to me growing up. I am a year older than him so he started his career when I was in college and I pretty much saw the whole thing. Even though I live on the East coast it was a regular thing for me to stay up to 1am watching Laker games, and I think at a certain point it was as much about watching Kobe as it was to watch the Lakers. As I said in the other thread he was just different from other athletes somehow. The way he carried himself, the way he attacked on the court with no fear and in the end I also began to really appreciate how unique his voice actually was. There are a very select group of athletes that when they are on the court it just seemed like anything is possible. For the people who were in with Kobe you went all in and he made everyone feel emotional about sports. Even the people who hated him. The way he went out is just too damn sad. He seemed like he had so much more to give and it seemed like a certainty that he would be with us for a long time.
I need a break from basketball for a few days.
It is too distracting.
Kobe was a sports hero to me growing up. I am a year older than him so he started his career when I was in college and I pretty much saw the whole thing. Even though I live on the East coast it was a regular thing for me to stay up to 1am watching Laker games, and I think at a certain point it was as much about watching Kobe as it was to watch the Lakers. As I said in the other thread he was just different from other athletes somehow. The way he carried himself, the way he attacked on the court with no fear and in the end I also began to really appreciate how unique his voice actually was. There are a very select group of athletes that when they are on the court it just seemed like anything is possible. For the people who were in with Kobe you went all in and he made everyone feel emotional about sports. Even the people who hated him. The way he went out is just too damn sad. He seemed like he had so much more to give and it seemed like a certainty that he would be with us for a long time.
I need a break from basketball for a few days.
Well said Bionic. I feel you it sounds like we are the same age and Kobe meant similar things to us. I think I need a break from basketball for a few days too. I was so hyped for the playoffs this year and now I'm feeling like that is all so trivial. I hope a break can bring my excitement back.
So it looks like due to fog the pilot lost track of where he was relative to the terrain, made a turn while flying too low and hit a mountain. Oof.
Just so tragic. I'm reading there was heavy fog. Rides were supposed to be grounded. This just gets worse by the minute. RIP to all.
Can't recall if he had a regular seat he'd sit in at home games post-retirement, but man...they should just let that seat go unfilled.
But a witness reported hearing the engine sputtering before the crash.
Did he hit something and then tried to make his way back but it was too late?
But if that report about Kobe's original pilot refusing to fly is true, then it's all on the pilot that said he could.
Yeah hearing this. It's starting to look like the weather was a huge issue, and it's so messed up that this could've been prevented by exercising absolute safety of this turns out to be a major factor.
Witnesses are notoriously unreliable in incidents like these.
It seems like the maintain 2500 feet is that so they can hear audio signal. Doesnt necessarily have to do with the crash (but it could too, I'm no expert).
Sputter heard may have been after it hit the mountain. But Yes I'm sure we'll get the final confirmation soon enough, but that's what it looks like. Pilot maybe biting off a little more than he could chew. Hopefully not secondary to any pressure from Kobe to fly when he didn't want to, but it's hard to say. The first pilot refusing to fly feels like it is a not insignificant part of this story. But we'll likely never know how those conversations (between Kobe and the pilots) went. I just hope he didn't put the pilot in a pressure situation to do something he didn't feel comfortable doing.
The pilot who died has a special license to fly in fog. I wonder if the original pilot did not have such a license.