RIP Kobe Bryant

Rachel Nichols doing her damn best to not bawl on air right now

 

Save the rape takes for another day

 

his daughter confirmed no. It seems to be a story that was created out of thin air. Even his Wikipedia page was updated to him having been killed.

 

Another despicable reminder of how a few posters here outed her at the time.

 

The NBA All-Star Game MVP Award doesn't have a name attached to it. I expect that to change. Bryant won it four times.

 

She’s on Wikipedia now so the name is out
But you’re right
No need for that at the time

 

15 min ago
Tail number of crashed helicopter matched one owned by Bryant

From CNN's Brian Stelter

The helicopter involved in the crash today that killed Kobe Bryant was a Sikorsky S-76, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The tail number matches a helicopter Bryant has owned for years. The chopper was adorned with his logo.

In 2010, GQ magazine wrote about how Bryant regularly took his own helicopter to work:

"He takes a private helicopter from Orange County, where he lives... to every home game. It's a nice dash of glitz, a touch of showbiz... But Bryant says the helicopter is just another tool for maintaining his body. It's no different than his weights or his whirlpool tubs or his custom-made Nikes. Given his broken finger, his fragile knees, his sore back and achy feet, not to mention his chronic agita, Bryant can't sit in a car for two hours." The helicopter "Ensures that he gets to staples center feeling fresh, that his body is warm and loose and fluid as mercury when he steps onto the court." ​

 

Intellectually, I know he joined the league right out of high school. But struggling to grasp someone who played for 20 years being only 41.

 

RE: AP and the wait.
You mean being accurate is more important than being first?
What a concept. Journalism!

 

Why?

 

This is a player who you think deserves an award named after him?