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Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash

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  • Well, since it made it to NFL.com I suppose it's not off topic....

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001099079/article/nfl-community-honors-late-nba-legend-kobe-bryant

  • RIP Kobe. It is always a tragedy to see such young lives lost.

    Mike

  • I thought l saw his 13 yo daughter was with him too. Adding to the sadness...

  • There were 5 others that died too....

  • There were 5 others that died too....

    @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    Actually there's some reports saying it's 9 total. Sucks as I was huge fan. Had hoped we had a Cavs vs Lakers finals at some point. RIP Black Mamba.

  • @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    Actually there's some reports saying it's 9 total. Sucks as I was huge fan. Had hoped we had a Cavs vs Lakers finals at some point. RIP Black Mamba.

    @warriorsrpussies said:

    Actually there's some reports saying it's 9 total. Sucks as I was huge fan and had hoped we had a Cavs vs Lakers finals at some point. RIP Black Mamba.

    It's possible. 🙁  Did a little research and the Sikorsky S-76 is a pretty big helicopter. You're not flying one of those around for traffic reports. Can seat up to 13.  Cruising speed 178 mph, with a retractable landing gear. 

  • Out here in California, the last report is 9, Kobe and his daughter(13), also identified was Orange Coast college Baseball coach, his wife, and his  daughter. The others aren't identified yet. 

  • Quite sad.  WTH happened?  Why did it crash?

  • OMG wtf. Didn't expect such news... I've never been a basketball fan, but he was the kind of player everyone knows about. 

  • Quite sad.  WTH happened?  Why did it crash?

    @orion said:

    Quite sad.  WTH happened?  Why did it crash?

    It appears it was extremely foggy, even LAPD air support was grounded and they flew into a mountain. They really should have drove. Tragic!

  • RIP Kobe...

  • There were 5 others that died too....

    @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    9 total

  • @orion said:

    Quite sad.  WTH happened?  Why did it crash?

    It appears it was extremely foggy, even LAPD air support was grounded and they flew into a mountain. They really should have drove. Tragic!

    @warriorsrpussies said:

    It appears it was extremely foggy, even LAPD air support was grounded and they flew into a mountain. They really should have drove. Tragic!

    Eye/ear witnesses are saying they heard motor cutting out. 

  • There were 5 others that died too....

    @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    Yeah I keep hearing people say that but the truth is nobody cares. People die every day that are not noteworthy. Does anyone remember who else was killed in the plane crash that killed buddy Holly and Richie Valens? How about Ronnie van zant? Jim Croce? No? Then shut up. I mean when referencing the princess Diana car crash does anyone go "hey, guys, remember her driver died too."

    No. They don't. 

    Kobe was an all time great. Let people remember him without some snide crap remark. 

  • James Whitlock was talking about that this morning. He said Bryant was with his daughter, as noted, on their way to him coaching their basketball team. He said Kobe Bryant was surely the most intelligent, classiest basketball player in NB
    A history. Spoke...3? 4 languages?

    Apparently, his Wife (they married in 2001)...was not on the plane, too. Just a heart break, and I don't even follow much basketball.

    Serious sympathy to all his remaining family and friends.

  • @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    Yeah I keep hearing people say that but the truth is nobody cares. People die every day that are not noteworthy. Does anyone remember who else was killed in the plane crash that killed buddy Holly and Richie Valens? How about Ronnie van zant? Jim Croce? No? Then shut up. I mean when referencing the princess Diana car crash does anyone go "hey, guys, remember her driver died too."

    No. They don't. 

    Kobe was an all time great. Let people remember him without some snide crap remark. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Yeah I keep hearing people say that but the truth is nobody cares. People die every day that are not noteworthy. Does anyone remember who else was killed in the plane crash that killed buddy Holly and Richie Valens?  No? Then shut up. I mean when referencing the princess Diana car crash does anyone go "hey, guys, remember her driver died too."

    No. They don't.

    J.P. Richardson (Chantilly Lace) and her driver was too f'n drunk to drive, which is why she died.

  • @kvoethe said:

    There were 5 others that died too....

    Yeah I keep hearing people say that but the truth is nobody cares. People die every day that are not noteworthy. Does anyone remember who else was killed in the plane crash that killed buddy Holly and Richie Valens? How about Ronnie van zant? Jim Croce? No? Then shut up. I mean when referencing the princess Diana car crash does anyone go "hey, guys, remember her driver died too."

    No. They don't. 

    Kobe was an all time great. Let people remember him without some snide crap remark. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Yeah I keep hearing people say that but the truth is nobody cares. People die every day that are not noteworthy. Does anyone remember who else was killed in the plane crash that killed buddy Holly and Richie Valens? How about Ronnie van zant? Jim Croce? No? Then shut up. I mean when referencing the princess Diana car crash does anyone go "hey, guys, remember her driver died too."

    No. They don't. 

    Kobe was an all time great. Let people remember him without some snide crap remark. 

    Spot on

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  • Too many young lives gone at once. Very sad indeed.

  • The only thing that puzzles me is all the little fragments of the helicopter all over the place like a bomb went off or a missile hit it (and no I'm not trying to make this a conspiracy) Somebody mentioned that someone said the engine was cutting out, the thing must have dropped out of the sky and free falled from thousands of feet. Can't imagine there would be any remains left after the fire.

    Such a terrible way to go out. May god have mercy on all the souls aboard that aircraft.