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jbent87 wrote:All the immediate life in review pieces are annoying me. All the tributes. We have the rest of our lives to mourn this guy and for those tributes and long pieces. Why do we need them right now? Let the community mourn.
Magic#1 wrote:We have won two playoff games in two years. If we decide to keep this team for the next two years, maybe it will feel like we won a series.
John Murdoch wrote:not gonna lie i had to call off wrk tday , my sleep was all fked up bcuz of this
My RealGM account is old enough to drink. 
John Murdoch wrote:not gonna lie i had to call off wrk tday , my sleep was all fked up bcuz of this
RoyceDa59 wrote:Your passing makes us all pause and think, am I wasting my time on trivial things? Am I spending enough time with those who matter the most to me? Am I reaching my full potential? Can I work harder? Can I do more? Can I leave behind a legacy and inspire people change the world?
The Explorer wrote:clyde21 wrote:Suppe wrote:
Kind of corny to do it on Twitter and do it now. Perkins is a (Please Use More Appropriate Word)
Perk is such a weasel
Why is he a weasel? He's remembering that life is short and wants to make amends and be at peace.
discconnected wrote:As a 14 year old I was at the skydome hotel trying to meet my childhood idol Magc Johnson, who was coaching the Los Angeles Lakers at the time, it was about 3:30pm and we were hanging in the lobby of the hotel, trying to be inconspicuous so as to avoid being spotting by security.
We are sitting on couches in the lobby when a tall, skinny kid sits down across from us in a sweat suit, at first we thought he might be a son of a player or maybe someone involved in the lakers training staff, as he was close to our age, and didn’t look or dress like an NBA player.
After about 5 minutes, the kid comes over, introduces himself as Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard, I realize that I have his upper deck rookie card on me, not only did he flip through my stack of cards to find his own, he then took the time to gracefully sign it for me.
My friend had brought a basketball for Magic to sign, when Kobe sees the ball he tells me friend “you should get my autograph on the ball”, at first my friend is hesitant, although Kobe went 13th overall in the draft, he was basically unknown here in Canada, the internet was years away and our media at the time did not cover US high school athletics, Kobe then went on to explain that he would be one of the greatest players to ever play the game and that my friend would regret not getting his autograph.
Kobe must have been really convincing, because my friend ended up getting his signature on the ball, it became as memory that we shared for years, always looking back at how gracious Kobe was with us during that moment and also marvelling at the will and determination of the kid who was barely 17 but already knew and understood his future role in NBA history
Kobe was one of a kind and I would met him many times throughout his storied career, no matter how big the legend of Kobe Bryant grew, he continued to be a down to earth approachable person who was always generous with his time and was always above all, a caring human being.
#RIP Kobe, my friend's most prized possession in life became that basketball, it has always amazed me that you already knew this fact as a 17 year old....
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:discconnected wrote:As a 14 year old I was at the skydome hotel trying to meet my childhood idol Magc Johnson, who was coaching the Los Angeles Lakers at the time, it was about 3:30pm and we were hanging in the lobby of the hotel, trying to be inconspicuous so as to avoid being spotting by security.
We are sitting on couches in the lobby when a tall, skinny kid sits down across from us in a sweat suit, at first we thought he might be a son of a player or maybe someone involved in the lakers training staff, as he was close to our age, and didn’t look or dress like an NBA player.
After about 5 minutes, the kid comes over, introduces himself as Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard, I realize that I have his upper deck rookie card on me, not only did he flip through my stack of cards to find his own, he then took the time to gracefully sign it for me.
My friend had brought a basketball for Magic to sign, when Kobe sees the ball he tells me friend “you should get my autograph on the ball”, at first my friend is hesitant, although Kobe went 13th overall in the draft, he was basically unknown here in Canada, the internet was years away and our media at the time did not cover US high school athletics, Kobe then went on to explain that he would be one of the greatest players to ever play the game and that my friend would regret not getting his autograph.
Kobe must have been really convincing, because my friend ended up getting his signature on the ball, it became as memory that we shared for years, always looking back at how gracious Kobe was with us during that moment and also marvelling at the will and determination of the kid who was barely 17 but already knew and understood his future role in NBA history
Kobe was one of a kind and I would met him many times throughout his storied career, no matter how big the legend of Kobe Bryant grew, he continued to be a down to earth approachable person who was always generous with his time and was always above all, a caring human being.
#RIP Kobe, my friend's most prized possession in life became that basketball, it has always amazed me that you already knew this fact as a 17 year old....
Can't believe you got 14 And 1s for this lie. Magic never coached Kobe.
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:discconnected wrote:As a 14 year old I was at the skydome hotel trying to meet my childhood idol Magc Johnson, who was coaching the Los Angeles Lakers at the time, it was about 3:30pm and we were hanging in the lobby of the hotel, trying to be inconspicuous so as to avoid being spotting by security.
We are sitting on couches in the lobby when a tall, skinny kid sits down across from us in a sweat suit, at first we thought he might be a son of a player or maybe someone involved in the lakers training staff, as he was close to our age, and didn’t look or dress like an NBA player.
After about 5 minutes, the kid comes over, introduces himself as Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard, I realize that I have his upper deck rookie card on me, not only did he flip through my stack of cards to find his own, he then took the time to gracefully sign it for me.
My friend had brought a basketball for Magic to sign, when Kobe sees the ball he tells me friend “you should get my autograph on the ball”, at first my friend is hesitant, although Kobe went 13th overall in the draft, he was basically unknown here in Canada, the internet was years away and our media at the time did not cover US high school athletics, Kobe then went on to explain that he would be one of the greatest players to ever play the game and that my friend would regret not getting his autograph.
Kobe must have been really convincing, because my friend ended up getting his signature on the ball, it became as memory that we shared for years, always looking back at how gracious Kobe was with us during that moment and also marvelling at the will and determination of the kid who was barely 17 but already knew and understood his future role in NBA history
Kobe was one of a kind and I would met him many times throughout his storied career, no matter how big the legend of Kobe Bryant grew, he continued to be a down to earth approachable person who was always generous with his time and was always above all, a caring human being.
#RIP Kobe, my friend's most prized possession in life became that basketball, it has always amazed me that you already knew this fact as a 17 year old....
Can't believe you got 14 And 1s for this lie. Magic never coached Kobe.
