OT: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash [merged thread]

[Sonofabeach]

CNN just said 9 people on boards 9 dead

 

[Austin316]

So sad. RIP to the Bryants. This is so sad and I am speechless.

 

[Kaizen]

To Kobe ...

 

[EricLA]

Shocking and sad. Terrible day for sports fans all over the world.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I feel sick. This is horrible beyond words.

 

[Plebe]

I still can't get past the shock and disbelief. Just gutted.

Life is precious. Life is fragile.

 

[Argonaut]

 

[ochoopsfan]

Lou's mom texted me. Lou , Kobie and Gianna were very close. Lou and her family are all hurting.
I had no words to offer other than strength and love..
Geez, life is so precious.

 

[iri10]

Horrible. RIP to Kobe, Gianna, and all others on board.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Trappa]

Horrible news. I was so looking forward to seeing Gigi as a Husky and then in the WNBA. May both their memories be a blessing.

 

[oldude]

Horrible news. I was so looking forward to seeing Gigi as a Husky and then in the WNBA. May both their memories be a blessing.

While Gigi dreamed of being a UConn Husky, we don’t know if she would have ultimately fulfilled that dream or even chosen that path. What is so terribly sad is now that dream no longer exists, extinguished by a tragedy that has taken the life of Gigi and her father, along with the lives of what now appears to be 7 other individuals.

Tomorrow night, UConn will host USA basketball. What should have been a celebration of WBB, will now be overshadowed to a significant extent by sadness, in large measure due to the personal relationship between Kobe and his daughter with Geno and many of the players on both teams.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

News media now saying there were 9 people aboard and some not yet identified . Just gets worse.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Steelerone]

When I first saw this on the news I hoped it was one of those dreams that are sometimes so real. As great a basketball player as he was he was so much more in the things that really matter in life. He was a great husband and father, a giving member of society, and just a decent human being and it doesn't really get much better that that. Our thoughts and prayers to his family.

 

[Steelerone]

View attachment 50314

This is the greatest portrait of Kobe that I've ever seen. So much better than some basketball pose because it shows who he actually is. Thank you Nan

 

[Argonaut]

A nice montage of Kobe and Gigi on the court.

 

[Plebe]

@Shades shared this on the General board, but I think these words by Tina Thompson are the best tribute I can think of, about what made Kobe so special as a player and an advocate for women's basketball.

The first 3 minutes are Tina talking about Kobe:

 

[huskeynut]

There are no words right now to express my sense of deep sadness.

Prayers and God’s love to Vanessa and the rest of the family.

RIP Kobe
RIp Gianna

 

[Zorro]

Just spoke with my daughter in LA. They are saying there on the news that there was terrible fog and the chopper went into the side of a mountain. Horrible!

 

[meyers7]

So very sad. Thoughts and prayers for the Kobe family/friends, and of course for all the others who lost their lives.

 

[j66kicker]

Kobe at UConn vs. UCLA game at Pauley Pavillion 11/2/17. R.I.P.

 

[Figurehead]

Kobe attend several Oregon WBB games this year and got to know the whole time well. Hard day at the Oregon-Oregon State game.

 

[Figurehead]