Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Repost: NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash

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Source: www.nypost.com

Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash, reports said Sunday.

He was 41.

The retired Los Angeles Lakers star was traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas when a fire broke out, sending the chopper spiraling from the sky, according to TMZ Sports.

The crash occurred around 10 a.m. local time amid foggy conditions in the hills overlooking Calabasas, with the Sikorsky S-76 chopper sparking a brush fire on impact that hampered initial rescue efforts, according to The Los Angeles Times, which confirmed the deaths of Bryant and four others aboard the craft.

Authorities later revealed that nine people are believed to have died in the crash. There were no survivors, and the cause of the crash is under investigation, according to TMZ.

Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, was not among those aboard the chopper, but his 13-year-old daughter Gianna was, according to reports.

He is survived by the couple’s other three daughters: Natalia, 17; Bianka, 3; and Capri Kobe Bryant, born just last June.

Bryant, a Philadelphia native, starred for two decades with the Lakers, winning five championships and making 18 All-Star Games before hanging up his basketball shoes following the 2016 season.

The stunning death of the sweet-shooting guard came just hours after he toasted fellow NBA icon and current Laker LeBron James for passing him for third place on the league’s all-time scoring list.

“Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames,” wrote Bryant on Saturday night in what would prove to be his final tweet. “Much respect my brother.”

Bryant concluded the message with an emoji of a bicep flexing, and the hashtag “#33644,” one point more than he scored in his illustrious career.

Bryant was considered a lock to be among the next class inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, set to be announced next month.

99 comments:

  1. I cannot. Just unbelievable...

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    1. I can not believe as well. This is too shocking for me. Look how our life is so fragile that any moment we will see God face to face and held accountable to everything we’ve done. Let us go back to God

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    2. My heart breaks for his wife and kids. Imagine losing a husband, daughter, father and sister unexpectedly at the same time.

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    3. 5:31 true. in a snap you can lose your life, just like that. so learn to appreciate life even more and be thankful for everyday that you are still breathing

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    4. I can imagine him bargaining to God habang yakap yakap ang anak. Nakikiusap na sya na lang at hayaang mabuhay ang anak. Yung sinasabi nya sa anak na mahal na mahal nya sila

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  2. RIP Mr. BRYANT :( yung anak ko was name after him and lebron james. Nakakalubgkot :(

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  3. Ang sakit sa puso. Hndi sya ang #1 idol ko sa NBA pero naiyak talaga ako.

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    1. me too..he's real beast inside the court but his kindness is what I like most.

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  4. Kababasa ko pa lang ng tweet niya at ang response ni LeBron. Sad naman. RIP po.

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  5. RIP to the Black Mamba.

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  6. A very tragic loss. RIP KOBE. You made watching Athe NBA worthwhile!

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  7. grabe ito 5 patay (lahat) ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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    1. 9 ang patay. Condolences sa lahat ng nasawi. So tragic lalo sa pamilyang naiiwan.

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    2. 9 daw according to Sheriff

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    3. Baks 9 sila.. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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    4. Yes 9 na. Kaninang umaga kasi 5 lang ang binalita. Updated na din itong article. RIP Kobe and Gigi

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  8. RIP, Kobe.. ang dog namin naka pangalan din na Kobe..

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  9. I am so heartbroken.. gone too soon ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”

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  10. Grabe Kobe and her daughter died.

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  11. RIP ๐Ÿ™. Gone too soon.

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  12. He’s with his daughter. This is heartbreaking.

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  13. January pa lang ng 2020 ang dami na nangyari sa 1st month, Taal, Ukraine commercial plane hit by a missile, Coronavirus, Harry and Megan left the Royal family, and now Kobe chopper crash. Lord, give us strength

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  14. I'm teary-eyed...lost my appetite...WHY HIM?

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  15. Hindi ako makapaniwala. We were watching pro ball when commentators mentioned it. Nakakalungkot kasama pa si daughter, isa pang bata then parent nung kid. Hays.

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  16. So sad, Kobe Bryant was known by everybody even by the non basketball fanatics ๐Ÿ˜ข

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  17. SO YOUNG to have gone too soon...My children & grandchildren idolize & love him so much...๐Ÿ’œbreaking!!!

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  18. YOU WILL BE MISSED...๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

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  19. Nkakalungkot miski hndi ako, fan ni Kobe
    At maka LJ ako! Pero grabe, habang nka pila ako sa grocery yung mga itim pinag usapan sya, sobrang nlulungkot sila sa nangyari, pati ako natulala nung nlman ko, hndi ako makapaniwala kobe(black Mamba) pumanaw na, ksma nya pa c Gia(princess Mamba) ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ญ hay! Buhay hndi mo tlga alam ang mangyayari!!

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  20. Sad news indeed ๐Ÿ˜ข. He's one of NBA'S legends.. rest in peace Kobe. Everything is life is fleeting except death.

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  21. Kakalungkot! Kasama pa daughter nya na 13 lang. Diehard kobe fan si hubby and we live here in La and plan namin go go to staples to pay respects. 2020 ba’t and cruel mo?

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  22. I can’t imagine what Vanessa been going through right now. She did not just lost her husband she also lost her daughter. So sad, my heart breaks for Kobe’s family.

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  23. I remember being so happy seeing him sa staples kasama nya daughter nya lakers vs mavericks. Sana fake news pero kobe is gone. Very sad day. :( RIP GOAT.

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  24. At work ang topic namin before we start our shift ay about Coronavirus. Then biglang nag news about Kobe... RIP sa lahat na namayapa sa accident na yan.

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  25. RIP Legend! Huhu! Sakit sa heart. Kawawa din yung ibang nasa helicopter. May they rest in peace.

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  26. Utterly heartbreaking. Favorite ko pa naman si Gigi, and she died with him. I can't imagine what's Vanessa going through right now . I cried after I heard this tragic news.

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  27. And his 13 yr old daughter also died together with him

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    1. sobrang nakakapanlumo tlg ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“ RIP๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

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  28. R.I.P. Kobe and all those who perished with him even his daughter...

    I think this is a blood sacrifice of the elite given the date.

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  29. Rest In Peace Kobe..
    Rest In Peace Gigi..

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  30. arch ng NBA team ko sina Kobe nung 2000’s and I have mad respect for the man, rest in peace Mamba

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  31. The news was so shocking..i read it on my news feed this early and tried to check it on FP kc baka fake news,lang and totoo pala talaga.RIP kobe.weloveyou

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  32. Black Mamba out ��

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  33. RIP Mr. KOBE Bryant and Gigi.. RIP to the other passengers

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  34. Mamba out huhu rip kobe, gigi and all the passengers๐Ÿ˜ข

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  35. Di ako makaget over

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  36. Nakakagulat eto agad ang tumambad sa IG ko pagkagising! RIP Kobe and to his daughter. ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข

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  37. I feel sad๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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  38. huuuuuyyyyyyy bakit ang sakit!!! pagkagising ko this morning ito ang balita sa socmed at tv..huhuhuhu.. di man ako diehard fan ng basketball pero lumaki ako na si Kobe at Shaq lang kilala ko sa lakers during that time.. wahhh huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu i still cannot believe it!!! isa sa legend ng basketball ang bigla na lang nawala..grabe namannnn.. hahayyyy.. gone to soon.. RIP Kobe Bryant and to her daughter.. ang sakit panooring mga clips nila sa socmed..huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu...

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  39. Sobrang akong na broken hearted sa balita na to, sobra kong idol si Kobe ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ Sya lang talaga kasi yung nba player na gustong gusto ko at si napaka Humble pa nyang tao. Rest Well My Kobe ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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  40. Yung pakiramdam na feeling ko kabit ako ni Kobe. Di ako makamove-on promise. Huhuhu. Can't believe it. Reading the msgs around the world is so heartbreaking.

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  41. I am at a loss for words. ... Rest in Peace Black Mamba! U will be miss in the world

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  42. Rest In Peace Kobe and Gigi. You will be missed.

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  43. #RIPBlackMamba
    #RIPGigi
    #BlackMambaOut
    T_T

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  44. Rest in peace Kobe. My son is one of your superfans :(

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  45. #mambaneverout
    Rip Kobe & GiGi
    24 08 02

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  46. Hindi man ako basketball fan, but I grew up constantly hearing his name, my close guy friends looking up to him. Rest in Paradise Black Mamba & Gianna ๐Ÿ’”

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    1. Most of us probably know a person or pet that was named after Kobe. RIP to Kobe & Gianna.

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    2. 1:56 Legendary talaga si Kobe. Gone too soon

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  47. Beyond heartbreaking.. super crush ko sya nung college kaya 08 anniversary namin ni ex nun kasi 08 # nya nun sa jersey. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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  48. A lot of die hard Lakers will be devastated. Shocking news

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  49. Hinde ako fan ni Kobe and his team lakers :( but hearing this news breaks my heart. Imagine he has big dreams for his daughter and other children Tapos ganito mangyayari. Ang lungkot Lang Bakit sa kanila ito nangyari!

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  50. Grabe ang lungkot ng January 2020. Ang daming trahedya. RIP Kobe, to his daughter and to other companions who lost their lives.

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  51. Sad, rest in peace idol.

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  52. Oh no. I will always remember his last game, and his love for the game. Rest in peace Kobe.

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  53. I feel more sorry for the 2 surviving kids of the baseball coach, his wife & daughter. Those 2 kids are now orphans, having lost they’re sister & both parents. At least with the Bryant kids, they still have their mother.

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    1. Yung naman nawalhan ng asawa Sabi niya “how will I manage to grow our 3 young children without their mom”. Saklap sobra mga baks :(

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    2. @2:45 Para kay Coach Alto yan, may 2 syang na ulilang anak kasama sya sila ng asawa at isa pa nilang anak na namatay sa plane crash kasama nila Kobe at Gigi. Tatlong anak naman naiwan ni Kobe.

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  54. Nakakalungkot! Super fan pa naman hubby ko sa kanya. Tinext ko agad siya nung nalaman ko ang balita. I've watched some of his game. Ang galing niya at makikita mong humble na tao. Gone too soon. RIP Kobe.

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  55. Kinilabutan ako ng nalaman ko ang news. Why? Condolences.

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  56. Di pa rin ako makapaniwala na patay na c kobe kala ko fake news lan talaga. Rip kobe,gigi and all the passenger.

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  57. Not really a fan pero shet tagos sa puso ko'to. Tragic news. Hayyyssss. Grabe ang pasok ng 2020, January pa lang pero feel ko December na sa dami ng ganap tapos marerealize mong last week pa lang ng January ngayon. My goodness. RIP.

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  58. RIP Kobe and to lose a daughter is heartbreaking for us parents. Thoughts and prayers for the family of all the victims of this tragedy

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  59. wen i woke up this morning, scrolled social media agad like my usual routine then nkita ko news about Kobe, super shock ako..bangon agad at on ng tv..and then, boom!!! totoo nga.
    bakit??? he's too young! We've lost a legend!!! ang sakit!! sobrang heartbreaking!!
    Rest in Peace Kobe and Gianna and the rest of the crash victims.. our hearts are crying talaga huhu grabe naman January kota ka na </3

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  60. Can't believe they are gone. :( RIP Kobe and Gianna.

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  61. RIP also to those with Kobe and gigi in the chopper.

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  62. i am not a basketball fan but even i know of him. It is just so sad to wake up to this type of new. Prayers to everyone on board. The other victims may not be known to the majority, but they are well loved by their family and friends.

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  63. I heard his wife Vanessa kakapanganak lang, this is horrible. Hindi ko maimagine how hard it is for her na hindi lang asawa pati anak nawala.....

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  64. Kobe was the ultimate competitor. He set a good example for his work ethic. When he retired, he became a mentor to a lot of NBA stars. Makikita sa interviews kung gaano kalaki ang impact nya sa league and sa players personally.
    Rest in peace, GOAT, your daughter Gigi and the sa mga kasama nyo sa helicopter.
    Salamat sa pag-inspire. A part of my childhood died today.

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  65. Gigi would have been a future legend in WNBA. Manang mana sa tatay nya pati mannerisms at style sa paglaro.

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  66. pag open ng phone ko ito ang Una bumugad sa feeds ko.. Sabi ko pa nga “
    What?!? Pag scroll down ko ang dami na nagka Labas then I check FP ayun confirmed nga. Iba kasi ang NBA idols its MJ and SC Pero sobrang affected ako sa nangyari imagine in just one blink wala na siya :( prayers for kobe, Gianna and the rest nasa plane. Hay 2020 Kalma ka Lang please

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  67. RIP Kobe ๐Ÿ˜ข sobrang nakakalungkot super fan mo kami ng asawa ko.. hindi ka lang magaling sa basketball napaka humble mo pa..

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  68. Nung kasikatan ng SLamdunk nuon dito, si Kobe ang nakikita ko kay Rukawa based sa personality nila, dedication nila sa paglalaro ng basketball.

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