R.I.P. KOBE

[ChuckVanBrown]

RIP to Kobe, his daughter, and the other passengers. Obviously the NBA family lost a true legend, and it’s even more tragic given the horrendous circumstances.

What I’ll remember most about Kobe is him sinking those free throws after he tore his Achilles. To me that personified him as an athlete. He likely knew the severity of the injury, but still kept his composure and sank the free throws. His competitive spirit and grit was unmatched.

I’ll also remember his graceful transition into retirement, although his post-NBA life was tragically cut short. He seemed at peace and happy these past few years. His love for his family and kids was apparent, and he leaves behind a lasting legacy.

I’m also reminded of the bitter feud him and Shaq had when they initially split up, and how they reconciled a few years after those events. I believe Shaq was encouraged by Pat Riley to bury the hatchet, as life is too short. It’s a good reminder to all of us to not let petty stuff get in the way of life. Each day is a gift, and yesterday was a brutal reminder of that.

[BadMofoPimp]

Super bummed out about this . . .

[Manocad]

I was only in the 5th grade when 9/11 happened so i clearly didnt fully grasp what had happened. Man the feeling of hearing Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash had to be awful close to the feeling that day.

I watched 9/11 live on TV and saw the second plane hit. I can only speak for myself but the feeling isn’t remotely close to what I felt that day. That was magnitudes different on a number of levels.

[NYPiston]

I don't know what else to say that hasn't been said already. Shock, disbelief, sadness.
Just a wide range of emotions and his daughter being on the helicopter as well makes your heart sink even further, not to forget about the less famous but just as important 7 other souls that were lost.

This is one of those events when you'll always remember where you were and what you were doing at the time. The only basketball moments that resonate for me in this respect are when Magic announced that he had HIV, the OJ chase (since it occurred during Game 5 of Knicks-Rockets), the first MJ retirement, the Pistons Championships and now this. All unforgettable moments in very different ways.

[Snakebites]

I was only in the 5th grade when 9/11 happened so i clearly didnt fully grasp what had happened. Man the feeling of hearing Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash had to be awful close to the feeling that day.

I watched 9/11 live on TV and saw the second plane hit. I can only speak for myself but the feeling isn’t remotely close to what I felt that day. That was magnitudes different on a number of levels.

Same.

Categorically not anything close to the same level. This is sad and tough to wrap your head around, but the world doesn’t feel like a fundamentally different place. 9-11 made the world feel completely different, and that’s to say nothing of the knowledge that thousands died.

[BadMofoPimp]

I was only in the 5th grade when 9/11 happened so i clearly didnt fully grasp what had happened. Man the feeling of hearing Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash had to be awful close to the feeling that day.

I watched 9/11 live on TV and saw the second plane hit. I can only speak for myself but the feeling isn’t remotely close to what I felt that day. That was magnitudes different on a number of levels.

I was out west and I turned on the news about 10 minutes before the 2nd plane hit. The news was still saying that they thought it was a small plane until we saw that second plane, which looked much larger, fly into the other building. Then, we were all thinking we were under attack. Then, once the building fell, everyone at work was crying n all. Nobody could think or do anything as we were all in shock.

[Han Solo]

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Watch this video. Especially for those of us that saw both their careers.

RIP Mamba.

[NYPiston]

I was only in the 5th grade when 9/11 happened so i clearly didnt fully grasp what had happened. Man the feeling of hearing Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash had to be awful close to the feeling that day.

I watched 9/11 live on TV and saw the second plane hit. I can only speak for myself but the feeling isn’t remotely close to what I felt that day. That was magnitudes different on a number of levels.

Same.

Categorically not anything close to the same level. This is sad and tough to wrap your head around, but the world doesn’t feel like a fundamentally different place. 9-11 made the world feel completely different, and that’s to say nothing of the knowledge that thousands died.

I was in the city when it happened no more than 5 miles away so I know firsthand about the horror that occurred that day.

With that said, you're right in that Kobe's death doesn't compare to 9/11 as far as the magnitude is concerned (to state the obvious) but I think anybody who compares the two events are just comparing it in the sense that they were unforgettable moments not necessarily in terms of magnitude.

[Snakebites]

I watched 9/11 live on TV and saw the second plane hit. I can only speak for myself but the feeling isn’t remotely close to what I felt that day. That was magnitudes different on a number of levels.

Same.

Categorically not anything close to the same level. This is sad and tough to wrap your head around, but the world doesn’t feel like a fundamentally different place. 9-11 made the world feel completely different, and that’s to say nothing of the knowledge that thousands died.

I was in the city when it happened no more than 5 miles away so I know firsthand about the horror that occurred that day.

With that said, you're right in that Kobe's death doesn't compare to 9/11 as far as the magnitude is concerned (to state the obvious) but I think anybody who compares the two events are just comparing it in the sense that they were unforgettable moments not necessarily in terms of magnitude.

I was just going by him saying it was “awfully close” to the feeling of that day.

I was just a 15 year old kid on 9/11 who didn’t have the maturity to fully grasp the true magnitude of what happened, but it still wasn’t remotely close.

That’s all.

[NYPiston]

Same.

Categorically not anything close to the same level. This is sad and tough to wrap your head around, but the world doesn’t feel like a fundamentally different place. 9-11 made the world feel completely different, and that’s to say nothing of the knowledge that thousands died.

I was in the city when it happened no more than 5 miles away so I know firsthand about the horror that occurred that day.

With that said, you're right in that Kobe's death doesn't compare to 9/11 as far as the magnitude is concerned (to state the obvious) but I think anybody who compares the two events are just comparing it in the sense that they were unforgettable moments not necessarily in terms of magnitude.

I was just going by him saying it was “awfully close” to the feeling of that day.

I was just a 15 year old kid on 9/11 who didn’t have the maturity to fully grasp the true magnitude of what happened, but it still wasn’t remotely close.

That’s all.

Ok and I feel the same way you do about the two events but maybe it did feel awfully close for him. How you feel about the two events might be different than how somebody else did. There is no "right" or "wrong" here.

[LaSheed]

My apologies. Wasnt very clear. 2 very sad tragedies. But clearly worlds apart in difference.

Just saying i was 10 years old at the time of 9/11 and didnt have a clue about the world. This is like my first super sad celebrity death that really is hard to grasp.

[Invictus88]

I sincerely hope the discussion about the comparison between tragedies stops. I don't think it really serves either very well and detracts from reflecting on what just happened. But this is the internet I guess. c'est la vie.

I just keep coming back to the fact that he still had so much left to give this world. I really can't seem to get past that.

[Snakebites]

My apologies. Wasnt very clear. 2 very sad tragedies. But clearly worlds apart in difference.

Just saying i was 10 years old at the time of 9/11 and didnt have a clue about the world. This is like my first super sad celebrity death that really is hard to grasp.

That’s fair. I was 15 on 9/11. Still not much of a clue, but at least a little bit of one.

Apologies aren’t necessary. We all process things in different ways. I have personal stories of being judged when I didn’t process a personal life event the way others thought I should, and was judged for it.

Wouldn’t wish to inflict that on anybody.

[JRK]

RIP Mamba.

[Manocad]

I was in the city when it happened no more than 5 miles away so I know firsthand about the horror that occurred that day.

With that said, you're right in that Kobe's death doesn't compare to 9/11 as far as the magnitude is concerned (to state the obvious) but I think anybody who compares the two events are just comparing it in the sense that they were unforgettable moments not necessarily in terms of magnitude.

I was just going by him saying it was “awfully close” to the feeling of that day.

I was just a 15 year old kid on 9/11 who didn’t have the maturity to fully grasp the true magnitude of what happened, but it still wasn’t remotely close.

That’s all.

Ok and I feel the same way you do about the two events but maybe it did feel awfully close for him. How you feel about the two events might be different than how somebody else did. There is no "right" or "wrong" here.

Based on how the post was written, the context appears to be that he was too young to really grasp what was going on during 9/11 and thus didn't have a tangible reaction to the event, but imagines that the feeling of Kobe passing would be a similar feeling for someone who did have a tangible reaction to the events of 9/11. I was simply stating that as someone who did have a tangible reaction to both events, they were definitely not similar for me personally.

It's not a comparison. It's a perspective about my reaction to both events offered to someone who appeared to be speculating on how any given person had reacted to both events, which he had not.

[jakebernat]

every hooper’s world stopped yesterday. i still can’t wrap my head around this unthinkable tragedy, and i’m not sure i will ever be able to. my heart goes out to all the families affected...