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On January 27, 2020, a helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, USA. Nine people on board, including Kobe and his second daughter Jaina, died unfortunately.
A generation of superstar Kobe Bryant fell at the age of 41. At this time, it was less than 4 years before Kobe bid farewell to NBA.
Kobe Bryant won 5 NBA championships in his career, 2 Scoring kings, 18 All-Star, 15 best team, 12 best defensive team, and MVP in 2008, he won the FMVP twice and the Olympic champion twice.
[-]HeatOzymandias12 493 points 12 hours ago
This was one of those passings that I will forever remember exactly where I was and how I found out.
Hot fans: it’s so sad to die so much. I still remember mamba in my heart after three years of death.
[-]hyplusone 2 points 4 hours ago
Easily the longest 3 years of all time.
Fans: The longest 3 years ever ~
[-]Heatbaymax18 20 points 6 hours ago
I ‘d just woke up too. Got up to use the bathroom and my grandma who was watching the news casually mentioned it. Stopped me in my tracks and stunned me the whole day. Couldn’t get any work done that day.
Heat fans: I just got up to wash up that day and didn’t know anything. And my grandmother had already learned the news of Kobe’s death, and she told me the news easily. That was kind of understatement and still took away my soul severely. That day I was like a walking corpse, it’s hard to move.
[-]Warriors707royalty 43 points 8 hours ago
My gf (now fiancé) was driving and we were going to go on a hike, and I got the notification. Knowing how much Kobe flew by helicopter I just knew it had to be true unfortunately. I texted a bunch of my friends and ended up breaking the news to a few of them. It was so fucking surreal. Especially as a dubs fan, I cursed his name so many times but I loved watching him do it to anyone else. Knowing he was gone was hard to wrap your head around, especially since we still had Bill Russell at that time. Like all the legends of the NBA were still alive and Kobe wasn’t… felt like a bad dream.
I mean we still went on the hike but I just kinda walked behind her and let her enjoy it while I just like silently cried for a little bit. Eventually, the hike sucked me in and I enjoyed it a bit, but it felt weird to be enjoying it.
Warriors fans: My girlfriend drove me to go hiking that day. I learned the news of Kobe’s death in the car. In fact, I have always known Kobe likes to commute by helicopter, so it should be true to understand this news, so I told some of my friends this heartbreaking news. It’s really too fucking unreal, especially as a warrior fan, I don’t know how many times I cursed Kobe, but I still like watching his games ravaging other teams.
It was really hard to accept that Kobe passed away, especially when Bill Russell had not left us. It felt like all the league legends were still alive, only Kobe was gone… It’s like experiencing a nightmare.
My girlfriend and I continued hiking that day. I followed her quietly and tried my best to make her have fun. I silently wiped tears behind her for several times. Later, I gradually began to immerse myself in the joy of hiking, but the joy was mixed with some strange feelings.
[-]NuggetsFallofmen10 3 points 4 hours ago
Yah I’m 3 years constipated
Nuggets fans: Hmm… My heart has been blocked for three years.
[-]Warriorscsthrowaway6543 25 points 8 hours ago *
I was flying into LAX. Turned airplane mode off as the plane was landing and got bombarded by the news, looked out my window and saw how foggy it was and knew it had to be true.
I spent the layover sitting in a corner in shock while refreshing my feeds and seeing all the updates roll in. I half expected everyone in the airport to be doing the same, but for most people it seemed like life was going on as usual.
Warriors fan: at that time, I was on the plane to Los Angeles. After the plane landed, I turned off the flight mode of my mobile phone. Then I received the shocking news. I looked out of the window and there was the I inside outside, I thought it was true that Kobe crashed.
During my short stay at Los Angeles airport, I sat in a corner with shock, brushing my cell phone and watching the constantly updated news. I thought everyone in the airport would be the same as me, but for most people, life has not changed.
[-]MakeMeJelly 9 points 8 hours ago
I was checking out at Costco and someone screamed it out loud
Fans: I just came out of the supermarket that day and heard someone crying heartbreaking.
[-]Magicdoc_birdman 40 points 12 hours ago
For Kobe I was at a friends house for someone’s birthday party. My friends mom came running in screaming about Kobe dying. I legit thought she was lying for a second. The vibe for the rest of the party was kinda weird.
For Chadwick I was actually at the same friends house for a dinner party. I remember I was actually pretty drunk on wine and when I found out I started crying and forced everyone to watch Black Panther while I ranted about the cultural significance of the movie.
Magic fan: On the day Kobe died, I attended a birthday party at a friend’s house. The friend’s mother came and shouted that Kobe passed away. I once thought rationally that she was lying, but then the atmosphere of the whole party became strange.
On the day when Chadwick Bosman (the hero of the movie Panther) died, I also attended a dinner party at that friend’s house. I remember I drank a little too much at that time and then cried in a mess, and forced others to watch the movie Black Panther, loudly promoting the cultural significance of the movie.
[-]Doctor-TobiasFunke 74 points 11 hours ago
You gotta stop going to that friend’s house bro. Who knows who you’ll take next.
Fan: you ‘d better not go to that friend’s house again. Who knows who else to lose next time.
[-]MavericksAtreusIsBack 2 points 4 hours ago
Sometimes it’s better to ditch a friend for the sake of the universe.
Lone Ranger fans: Yes, sometimes you have to break up with a friend for the stability and peace of the universe.
[-][SAS] Tim DuncanTitronnica 19 points 10 hours ago *
Yep, I was in the lab setting up some experiments for the week and then I got that text, “You hear about Kobe?”
I thought it had to do with LeBron passing him on the scoring list, how I wish I wasn’t wrong…
Spurs fans: when I was doing experiments in the laboratory, I received a text message: “Have you ever heard of Kobe?”
At that time, I thought James broke Kobe’s scoring record and so on… However, how I wish I was right at that time.
[-]CelticsShovelman2001 -1 points 5 hours ago
I was at a hotel in Denver and a clerk told me. I started crying “no, no, no” on repeat for 8 minutes and 24 seconds, until I realized how disappointed he’d be in me. Kobe never took no for an answer
Celtics fans: I was in a hotel in Denver that day, and the hotel staff informed me of Kobe’s death. After hearing the news, I cried, “No! No! No! “, It lasted 8 minutes and 24 seconds until I began to realize that Kobe would definitely be very disappointed with me, because “no” was never the answer he wanted.
[-]Hornets BandwagonScatpornCrothers 99 points 11 hours ago
My brother called me and told me his helicopter crashed and it didn’t even register in my mind he was dead.
I just thought Kobe would be around forever.
Wasp fans: My brother called me and told me that Kobe’s helicopter crashed. However, the word “Kobe’s death” did not even appear in my dictionary. I thought Kobe would live forever.
[-]Bullsshaqalicious 8 points 4 hours ago
He seemed like invincible. He never touched drugs or alcohol and kept in perfect health. I think that’s why it was so shocking to everyone.. we all assumed he would be around the game into his 80s like Bill Russell, Dr. J, etc. That’s why it hit so much harder than Michael Jackson for me at least.
Bull fans: Kobe looks so indestructible. He never touches drugs and alcohol and keeps his body so healthy. Therefore, his death will be so shocking. We all thought he would live to be at least 80 years old, just like Russell and Dr. J. This is why, at least for me, Kobe’s death is more unacceptable than Michael Jackson’s death.
[-]Grand-Assistance-339 3 points 6 hours ago
Twitter was a wild place to be for Kobe’s death. People would make completely unrelated tweets like “just got a burger undercooked, this is the worst” and then get replied like “KOBE JUST DIED AND YOU THINK A BURGER BEING UNDERCOOKED IS THE WORST ???”
Fans: in dealing with Kobe’s death, social media such as Twitter and Weibo are like Savage primitive society. For example, someone sent a completely irrelevant state: “I just ate an undercooked hamburger, which is terrible.”, Then there will be this comment below: “Kobe has just passed away, but do you think eating an undercooked hamburger is the worst thing?”
[-]Minneapolis Lakersyapyd 30 points 11 hours ago
I remember Kobe’s death. Woke up to the news in the middle on Lunar New Year. Didn’t really hit me till later on
Minneapolis Lakers fan: I still remember that the day Kobe passed away was during the Chinese lunar new year (the third day of the lunar new year). I was a little slow, and I realized that the sky was in a trance.
[-][WAS] Kelly OubreGriffinQ 11 points 5 hours ago
This is maybe a bit embarrassing but Kobe passing was genuinely one of the worst days of my life. I’m aware of his personal flaws and the controversy surrounding him (so no need to repeat them, should anyone want to get aggressive in my DMs) but – Kobe was & is my hero.
Remember everything about that day, and honestly, that week as a whole. I remember walking down the sidewalk of U Street in DC with my partner and my phone starting to blow up because a number of my friends saw the news before me and wanted to check on me (my love of Kobe is uh well known in my circle). Just ruined the day, ruined the week, was just one factor among many in a really tough 2020.
But: because I was in such a funk, and because I had a lost my previous dog a couple years prior and had spent the intervening years adamant that I didn’t want to get a new one because the pain was still fresh my partner got me out of the house after a few days and we went to an animal rescue in NE DC. A few hours later, we came home with my boy Vino (obviously for Kobe), and he’s been my every day companion and best friend ever since.
Losing Kobe was tough for so many people and I’ll always wonder what we would have seen from him on the back half of his life, as he was transitioning into the elder statesman of the NBA. But, selfishly, I’m glad I was able to find one bright spot in such a tragedy because without him passing, it likely would have taken me much longer to rescue a new pup and I wouldn’t have Vino.
Mamba forever.
Wizards fans: it may be a bit embarrassing to say so. The innocent day Kobe passed away was one of the darkest days of my life. I know Kobe has his shortcomings, and there are many controversies around him (
There is no need to repeat these, there must be someone who will pick a Thorn) However, Kobe used to be and now is also my hero!
I still remember everything that happened that day, in fact, it was a week. I remember my wife and I were walking on the sidewalk of U Street in Washington, and then my cell phone was bombed, because some friends knew the news of Kobe’s death before me, they want to confirm this with me (my love for Kobe is famous in my circle). Since then, kobe’s death destroyed that day and that week, becoming one of the many factors that created that extremely difficult 2020.
However, seeing that I am in such a sentimental moods (at the same time, because I lost my dog a few years ago and the pain of losing my dog is lasting forever, in the past few years, I insisted that I didn’t have another dog). A few days later, my wife took me to an animal shelter in northeastern Washington. A few hours later, we brought my baby dog Vino home (obviously because of Kobe). Since then, it has become my partner and best friend who accompany me every day.
For many people, losing Kobe is unacceptable. And I always wonder what Kobe’s lower could have been like after becoming an NBA celebrity. But to be selfish, I am also very glad that I can find a light from Kobe’s tragic ending. Without Kobe’s death, it may take me longer to find a new dog hook. I can’t have my Vino.
Love you, forever Mamba.
[-]HatefulDan 6 points 5 hours ago
Grew up watching him. Thought that he might’ve somehow survived or some shit like that. Never liked him as a player (Suns fan). But the respect-there was not a player, outside of Jordan, that I respected more.
Cried more about this than 99% of the funerals that I ‘ve ever attended.
Sun fan: I grew up watching Kobe’s ball and thought Kobe could survive or something else. As a player, I have never liked him (I am a Sun fan), but if I say respect, I respect Kobe more than any other player except Jordan. When Kobe passed away, I shed more tears than 99% of funerals.
[-][LAL] Kobe BryantPYJX 1 point 2 hours ago
RIP Kobe. I miss you. You are an inspiration to me.
But don’t doubt me when I am on reddit instead of chasing my dream. I just need a break☠⊙
Lakers fans: Rest in peace, Kobe. I miss you, you are my spiritual totem. When you see that I am not working hard for my dream, but playing live broadcast, please don’t question me, I just take a nap.☠⊙
[-]RushMurky 22 points 7 hours ago
Kobe is extremely idolized. He could have extremely extremely easily made a cult.
Fans: Kobe has such an idol appeal. Yogueta wants to create a school, it will be quite simple.
[-]Bluearrow27eee 2 points 4 hours ago
I thought it was a big hoax. Sadly I was wrong. RIP
Fan: I thought it was a super prank. Sadly, I was wrong. Rest in peace, Kobe
[-]HeatSleyeme 1 point 10 hours ago
It’s still hard fully accepting it for me to be honest, such a legend. We miss u Kobe.
Heat fans: To be honest, I still can’t fully accept this fact. What a great legend, we miss you, Kobe.
[-]BullsMikeymania 19 points 10 hours ago
This was definitely a “You remember where you were when you heard it” type of death
Bull fans: there is no doubt that this is the kind of death that makes people “unforgettable.
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