Kobe Bryant dead in Helicopter crash

[gill77]

Number Four all time ain't bad.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/pts_career.html

 

[brainhulk]

So it's his Sikorsky S-76 personal helicopter that he's been using for quite awhile. I wander if it's pilot error, weather or helicopter maintenance related?
R.I.P. Anyone know the identities (besides the pilot) of the 3 dead?

I read his 13 y/o daughter Gianna was one of the victims also.

 

[Linux23]

I pray his daughter wasn't on that flight 😥

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I pray his daughter wasn't on that flight 😥

Doesn't sound like just 1 daughter is at stake here according to purbeast

I am 100% in disbelief right now. On ESPN they said 4 of his children all daughters, including the newborn were believed to be on board as well.

 

[allisolm]

I read his 13 y/o daughter Gianna was one of the victims also.

She's the only one I've seen mentioned.

 

[BoomerD]

She's the only one I've seen mentioned.

yep. So far, I'm seeing repots that say Kobe, his 13 y.o. daughter, the pilot, and some currently as yet unidentified parent and their child.

 

[brianmanahan]

Anyone think he sold his soul to be the scoring leader with a stipulation he would have to pay up when he got passed?

 

[purbeast0]

Glad to hear ESPN's initial report of all 4 daughters being on board was false.

 

[Bitek]

Wow. That's harsh.

Said the loss was sad, not that his wife wasn't on there too. WTF

 

[brianmanahan]

Glad to hear ESPN's initial report of all 4 daughters being on board was false.

yeah that would've been something else

i bet someone's in trouble at ESPN for that take

 

[renz20003]

What?

 

[brianmanahan]

What?

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

yeah that would've been something else

i bet someone's in trouble at ESPN for that take

Why verify facts when you get tons of internet traffic for it ahead of time - and THEN apologize later when no one is paying attention. If anything the guy is probably getting a promotion.

 

[allisolm]

yep. So far, I'm seeing repots that say Kobe, his 13 y.o. daughter, the pilot, and some currently as yet unidentified parent and their child.

One of the others was Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli. At least according to CNN.

Kobe Bryant dies at 41 - news and tributes

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was one of 9 people who died when a helicopter crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California.

www.cnn.com

 

[Stopsignhank]

It has been great weather here in SoCal for the last two weeks. Today woke up and it was completely foggy.

 

[Stopsignhank]

There was a news conference and they said 9 people total on board. Would not confirm identities until all families have been notified.

 

[purbeast0]

There was a news conference and they said 9 people total on board. Would not confirm identities until all families have been notified.

Just saw that too. 5 versus 9 is a pretty damn big difference. So sad.

 

[brianmanahan]

i had to ride a helicopter once for a life flight

but there is no way i am ever going to willfully get in one of those things

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

This bothered me more than I like to admit. I'm a lifelong basketball fan. I watched Kobe for years. Never met the guy. Never even saw him in person. Still bothers the shit out of me.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

i had to ride a helicopter once for a life flight

but there is no way i am ever going to willfully get in one of those things

I had to ride in one once when I was 3 from a car wreck.

Our first daughter also had to.... She was born @ 26 weeks and they flew her to the downtown hospital where they have better equipment... To be honest, thought it was a huge waste of money vs. an ambulance. But, you know... of course... in our health care industry you don't ask questions. Derp.

 

[purbeast0]

This bothered me more than I like to admit. I'm a lifelong basketball fan. I watched Kobe for years. Never met the guy. Never even saw him in person. Still bothers the shit out of me.

Me too man. I am feeling that exact way.

 

[njdevilsfan87]

It feels like I've slipped into some kind of parallel universe. Like just looking at the title in this thread my mind it's like, "no this one is wrong, who do I get back to the one I came from?" And I'm not even a huge basketball fan.

 

[mxnerd]

Completely shocked.

R.I.P. for Kobe.

Helicopter is such an unsafe vehicle for transporting people.

 

[dasherHampton]

I still feel sick to my stomach.

I was with a Chinese group most of today and they were really shaken by the news. I guess Kobe is idolized pretty heavily over there.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Anyone think he sold his soul to be the scoring leader with a stipulation he would have to pay up when he got passed?

don`t you find your post inappropriate in this kind of thread?