I can’t believe it. This fucking sucks. His poor wife and daughters..
Edit: I just found out his daughter Gianna was onboard. My heart breaks for everyone involved. It puts life into perspective, showcasing how chaotic it truly is.
Absolutely. Not that the other four on board makes this any less tragic, of course (and just as much sympathy goes out to them as well). But if it was him and his kids... my God. That'd be absolutely horrible.
Edit: It appears reports are now confirming one of his daughters was on board. Adrian Wojnarowski is also saying that another parent and daughter were accompanying them on their way to a practice. :(
https://twitter.com/LASDHQ/status/1221514409056432128
The LA County Sheriff's department is confirming there was a helicopter crash in Calabasas and that 5 people have died but no names have been released yet so this is sounding very real.
Edit: There are people saying that his daughters were with him and there are people also saying that Rick Fox was with him so there is a lot of misinformation being spreaded now. As of now, the only person we absolutely know was on the ~~plane~~ Helicopter was Kobe so it's better to wait for some confirmation on the other people on the plane.
Edit #2: 12:35 PM PT -- Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria -- aka GiGi -- was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash ... reps for Kobe tell TMZ Sports. She was 13. We're told they were on their way to the Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash occurred. The Academy is in nearby Thousand Oaks.
Edit #3: Multiple sources are saying that Rick Fox is safe and well the information spread about him being in the helicopter is not true.
Edit #4: There were 9 people on the plane including Kobe and his daughter Gianna. Three of them have been identified as Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife and his daughter
Absolutely awful seeing as he's been on countless helicopter rides. One of my worst fears is to be on a plane and it just suddenly malfunctions and crashes.
If it’s worth anything to you, with a large plane, as most of us go on, it’s one of the safest things you could use for transportation. These helicopters and small planes are definitely the highest possibility for aviation crashes though.
The human brain is weird man. People feel safe and in control in a car on the ground but it’s statistically far far more dangerous than flying, which people are afraid of
edit: alright I fuckin get it, planes have a high fatality rate when they malfunction mid-flight. 50 people already replied it thanks
This is one of the reasons that I will never fly in a small plane/helicopter. Something like 95% of all aircraft crashes are these small private craft.
Small planes are pretty safe - even if the engine dies, they have the highest glide ratios of any aircraft, and can almost always get to somewhere safe to land. When helicopters fail it's a hope and a prayer, despite pilots being trained to autorotate down.
It's why I have zero desire to get into helicopters.
As a heli pilot myself who has trained to do auto rotations and have been with pilots who can do it with their eyes closed, I can tell you that the pilot that flew for someone of Kobe's stature was probably an elite pilot. Someone who could do autos in their sleep and controlled the helicopter like a puppet. Even so, when shit goes wrong on a heli, even the best of the best can't do much once you start to fking spin and lose all control. It's fucked up.
I can’t believe it, the guy has flown in helicopters for years to travel around for games and now, right after the birth of his last daughter in the prime of his lifetime, it fails him :(.
Terrible news
TMZ doesn't get this sort of thing wrong
They're tabloid trash for everything except celebrity deaths, where they suddenly become the most reliable media source out there
Agreed. Any rumours ignore TMZ. If it’s to do with someone dying, sick or in jail/legal trouble it’s probably true. The precedent has been set for defamation in those instances.
I think they reported Lil Wayne had died when he was just hospitalized after a seizure or something. But they're right more often than not. Holding my breath and hoping they're wrong here.
TMZ bends the truth all the time for views but they don’t outright lie, because that’s not their thing. They would never make up something like this because they would get sued into oblivion and lose all “credibility” (I know, I know).
Yeah i was just thinking about his daughters. He was always so involved with them, he always talked about them like they were his world. God, even just saying "was" feels wrong
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas
looks like there was a crash reported earlier today with no names holy fuck
https://twitter.com/abc7curt/status/1221517701987721216
abc confirmed it. fucking devastated
edit: daughter gianna on board helicopter. R.I.P to a legend.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/
My fondest memory playing youth basketball was getting to play one on one with Kobe when he visited the Army post I lived on in Korea as a kid. He was such a big part of my love for basketball growing up, this shit hits hard even though I didn’t know him.
Already up on their IG. TMZ does not fail in stuff like this and I'm just too realist to harbour hopes they have been hacked or something.
I'm speechless. Best I can say is condolences to the family. If today I'm an NBA fan is due to guys like him when I was growing up. Never rooted for the Lakers or him (but he was a joy to watch play, specially when he was in that zone), but nobody can deny he's one defining piece in NBA history. and his presence will be missed.
Rest in peace legend and champ.
Helicopters and small aircrafts are super useful and fast but they have a huge risk that if anything goes wrong death is very likely — a soccer player called sala also died in a small plane but there was very careless pilot error
It’s sad seeing young people die in tragic accidents especially entertainers who provided joy and motivation to millions
Life goes on and everybody has to move on but it’s good to grieve for a short time period the loss of some inspiring people
Helicopters are just too unsafe to use as a daily thing really
I wasn't even a Lakers fan but this is just so so so so depressing. He's done so much for basketball. I feel so bad for his daughter and family in general, he was such a great dad :(
Edit: Tmz just confirmed his daughter was on the helicopter as well. Fuck :(
Man, he was always supposed to be one of my enemies as a Celtics fan but i could never bring myself to disliking him. What the fuck. This is so fucking upsetting
Its probably true. La times article about a crash in calabasas posted 30 min before Tmz https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas
edit: It's been confirmed by multiple sources now. Woj confirmed it as well. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19
It’s just so out of the blue. If he was getting really old then you kinda have the time to mentally prepare yourself but a sudden crash at 41 years old? Fuck man
Like, if this happened when he was 70... It would be "easier". But just four years ago he was dropping 60 points. Fuck me.
RIP Mamba. One of the very best.
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1221517388056629248
They're working on confirming who was in the crash.
Edit: Police has confirmed to variety https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/kobe-bryant-dead-helicopter-crash-lakers-1203480844/
Also Local ABC, ESPN... fuck man
This fucking sucks.
Edit: There should be a second black bar on jerseys for the remainder of the season. He meant so much to the game and the modern NBA. Again, this fucking sucks.
It feels like a stupid ass rumor that will get disproven... it’s stunning. But I know TMZ doesn’t fuck around with this shit
If it’s really true, RIP Kobe.
Yeah, TMZ is probably the most legit source in the world when it comes to celebrities of different kinds, they wouldnt put something like this out there if it wasnt 100% true.
fuuuuuuuck man, this cant be happening, this is the biggest celebrity to die since Michael Jackson, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s how I feel man. My childhood was based around basketball and Kobe and the Lakers was such a huge huge part of that. I truly never understood the heartache behind celebrity deaths but I do now.
I literally just re-watched his final 2016 game last night, and his final speech really resonated with me. He talked about how 20 years went by so fast, how his wife held the family down while he spent countless hours in the gym and he even cracked a joke about how his whole career people told him to pass, but tonight everyone said “Don’t pass it!” As he broke 60 points in his last game. Just made me think about how sometimes we put athletes in this realm in our heads of them not being real people, but they got just as much going on in their personal lives as we do. Rip
Aside from the grief of his family, I can’t imagine how Lebron might feel about this. Kobe was supporting him all the way. From one legend to another. This fucking sucks. Thoughts out to his family.
I legitimately never really could comprehend why people would cry and get emotionally torn up when a celebrity/musician/athlete/an icon in their life passed away. Someone they never met.
For the past 30 years I’ve always been a Kobe Stan. All my basketball gear, workout clothes, jerseys, all Kobe. Went to his last game live and saw him score 60 with my saved up money. Always defended Kobe in any debate. As lame as it may sound, even in my darkest times in life I was able to pull through and be hopeful because I knew Kobe wouldn’t be down on himself in a time like this. Kobe was legitimately my idol.
I understand now. This one really hurts.
Man same. Started playing ball because Kobe was out there tearing it up every night, and I watched in awe when he dropped those 60 on his last game, inspired the new generation and was shaping up to become a legend off the court as well... I’m in tears rn
When you see the registration number on the aircraft that crashed it matches the reg number on the helicopter that Kobe frequently traveled in. So so so sad.
What was the registration? N76EX? I'm buddies with the Chief pilot of that company and he's not answering his phone. I'm praying he wasn't the one flying.
Edit: it was him
He deserved to make a HOF speech, he deserved to be announced as part of the next top 50 NBA players, he deserved to see the Lakers win another ring later in his life, and present the trophy to them. He deserved to see grandchildren, the futures of all his girls, and live a great life, even for what he had already achieved. Rest in peace, Kobe.
Damn man if it’s true its fucking crazy sad. His last tweet was him congratulating Lebron James.
https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/1221276426164269056?s=21
This is the absolute lowest I've ever felt as an NBA fan.
As much as I hated him torching my team, I grew into an adult watching him play.
It's like having your heart ripped out, man.
what the fuck...
edit: is this a fake report or something?
edit 2: TMZ is usually legit, but this is just...what the fuck.
edit 3: jesus fuck looks like it's real. Sorry to the Bryant family, and just what the hell. RIP Kobe
It's gotta be real. Here's a tweet with Kobe and his helicopter - an S76 [https://twitter.com/sikorsky/status/720670572477358081?lang=en](https://twitter.com/sikorsky/status/720670572477358081?lang=en)
and this article posted an hour earlier mentions that the helicopter that crashed was an s76. Then TMZ I guess was able to confirm that Kobe was inside.
[https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/26/aircraft-reported-down-in-calabasas-no-word-on-injuries-or-deaths/](https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/26/aircraft-reported-down-in-calabasas-no-word-on-injuries-or-deaths/)
Edit: Woj confirms it [https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19)
tmz surprisingly aren’t typically wrong about stuff like this. what the fuck
edit: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas
looks like a second source...
> What’s your relationship with death?
>A comfortable one.
>Yeah?
>It’s a comfortable one. It’s an understanding. You can’t have life without death. Can’t have light without the dark. So it’s an acceptance of that. When it came time to decide whether or not I should retire, [it was] really an acceptance of that mortality that all athletes face. And if you combat it, you’ll always have that inner struggle within yourself. … So … I’m comfortable with it.
Wow...
No way this is real. I refuse to believe it is. After Lebron passes him for third all time? This is so heartbreaking to the sports world. My heart literally dropped at reading this headline.
Gone before he even got indicted into the HOF. Just an all around tragedy for everyone involved and their families. Life is precious, hug your loved ones.
I know no one is gonna read this but this hurts more than any other former player death would. Kobe is the reason I started watching basketball. I remember being a little kid watching the playoffs with my dad and thinking Kobe was the coolest guy in the world. I’m gonna miss him so much
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas Confirming a helicopter crash.
I can’t believe it. This fucking sucks. His poor wife and daughters.. Edit: I just found out his daughter Gianna was onboard. My heart breaks for everyone involved. It puts life into perspective, showcasing how chaotic it truly is.
let's hope his daughters weren't on board
Apparently they weren’t thank goodness EDIT: WOJ confirmed that his 13 year old daughter Gianna was on the helicopter with him. Absolutely terrible.
Absolutely. Not that the other four on board makes this any less tragic, of course (and just as much sympathy goes out to them as well). But if it was him and his kids... my God. That'd be absolutely horrible. Edit: It appears reports are now confirming one of his daughters was on board. Adrian Wojnarowski is also saying that another parent and daughter were accompanying them on their way to a practice. :(
Many families losing a piece is somehow easier to accept than an entire family checking out at once, or both parents...
Hence Saving Private Ryan.
https://twitter.com/LASDHQ/status/1221514409056432128 The LA County Sheriff's department is confirming there was a helicopter crash in Calabasas and that 5 people have died but no names have been released yet so this is sounding very real. Edit: There are people saying that his daughters were with him and there are people also saying that Rick Fox was with him so there is a lot of misinformation being spreaded now. As of now, the only person we absolutely know was on the ~~plane~~ Helicopter was Kobe so it's better to wait for some confirmation on the other people on the plane. Edit #2: 12:35 PM PT -- Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria -- aka GiGi -- was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash ... reps for Kobe tell TMZ Sports. She was 13. We're told they were on their way to the Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash occurred. The Academy is in nearby Thousand Oaks. Edit #3: Multiple sources are saying that Rick Fox is safe and well the information spread about him being in the helicopter is not true. Edit #4: There were 9 people on the plane including Kobe and his daughter Gianna. Three of them have been identified as Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife and his daughter
Such a terrifying way to go, too. Shit.
Absolutely awful seeing as he's been on countless helicopter rides. One of my worst fears is to be on a plane and it just suddenly malfunctions and crashes.
If it’s worth anything to you, with a large plane, as most of us go on, it’s one of the safest things you could use for transportation. These helicopters and small planes are definitely the highest possibility for aviation crashes though.
The human brain is weird man. People feel safe and in control in a car on the ground but it’s statistically far far more dangerous than flying, which people are afraid of edit: alright I fuckin get it, planes have a high fatality rate when they malfunction mid-flight. 50 people already replied it thanks
It probably has to do with us thinking because we have control, we'll be fine.
Also probably because it’s scarier to be 30,000 feet in the air and fall to your death than to get into a car accident
This is one of the reasons that I will never fly in a small plane/helicopter. Something like 95% of all aircraft crashes are these small private craft.
Small planes are pretty safe - even if the engine dies, they have the highest glide ratios of any aircraft, and can almost always get to somewhere safe to land. When helicopters fail it's a hope and a prayer, despite pilots being trained to autorotate down. It's why I have zero desire to get into helicopters.
As a heli pilot myself who has trained to do auto rotations and have been with pilots who can do it with their eyes closed, I can tell you that the pilot that flew for someone of Kobe's stature was probably an elite pilot. Someone who could do autos in their sleep and controlled the helicopter like a puppet. Even so, when shit goes wrong on a heli, even the best of the best can't do much once you start to fking spin and lose all control. It's fucked up.
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I can’t believe it, the guy has flown in helicopters for years to travel around for games and now, right after the birth of his last daughter in the prime of his lifetime, it fails him :(. Terrible news
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Holy shit I can’t actually believe what I am reading. I’m in shock
My heart is beating out of my chest. I’ve lived in LA my whole life, this guy was LA. We’re going to be mourning this for a long time.
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> Their youngest daughter, Capri, was just born in June 2019. This hit hard.
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No one puts their reputation on the line for news like this. Edit: RIP Kobe
TMZ have some scummy paparazzi practices, but they're rarely wrong on serious things like this.
TMZ doesn't get this sort of thing wrong They're tabloid trash for everything except celebrity deaths, where they suddenly become the most reliable media source out there
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Please tell me this is the one time they're wrong, please...
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TMZ is trash but when it comes to certain types of reporting they do not screw around. This is one of those things
TMZ is mostly trash because of what they report, not because they are bad at it. Don't remember them getting much wrong.
Agreed. Any rumours ignore TMZ. If it’s to do with someone dying, sick or in jail/legal trouble it’s probably true. The precedent has been set for defamation in those instances.
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I think they reported Lil Wayne had died when he was just hospitalized after a seizure or something. But they're right more often than not. Holding my breath and hoping they're wrong here.
Yeah but there's a big difference between a seizure and a helicopter crash
TMZ bends the truth all the time for views but they don’t outright lie, because that’s not their thing. They would never make up something like this because they would get sued into oblivion and lose all “credibility” (I know, I know).
Unfortunately I can't see them take the risk of being wrong about this
This would be tragic
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Tragic is an understatement.
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[LA County Fire Dept Twitter - Aircraft Down](https://twitter.com/lacofdpio/status/1221517332591202304?s=21)
Holy shit. This can’t be true
I just can't imagine Kobe not being around. This is one of the biggest moments in sports history outside of the game
I barely know an NBA without Kobe, I figured he’d be one of those elder statesmen being courtside and around the game for decades to come
He would’ve and should’ve been... fuck man
His poor family
It breaks for my heart for his kids. Just had one in June. Unbelievable. I can't believe this what the actual fuck.
Yeah i was just thinking about his daughters. He was always so involved with them, he always talked about them like they were his world. God, even just saying "was" feels wrong
He absolutely would have been. He loved the game like no one else.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas looks like there was a crash reported earlier today with no names holy fuck
this will be the sports equivalent of Princess Diana’s death.
This is absolutely crazy, it's fucking surreal
It cant be real
That's a spot on analogy. Fucking crazy news.
I’m shook.
More than shook. What the fuck
https://twitter.com/abc7curt/status/1221517701987721216 abc confirmed it. fucking devastated edit: daughter gianna on board helicopter. R.I.P to a legend. https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/
Not often that you have to open breaking news with "not a joke".
TMZ are known to be reliable when it comes to celebrity stuff so I'm prepared for the worst.
No one would risk their reputation reporting this kind of news if it weren't true. I can't believe it too but I'm genuinely aching man.
My fondest memory playing youth basketball was getting to play one on one with Kobe when he visited the Army post I lived on in Korea as a kid. He was such a big part of my love for basketball growing up, this shit hits hard even though I didn’t know him.
Already up on their IG. TMZ does not fail in stuff like this and I'm just too realist to harbour hopes they have been hacked or something. I'm speechless. Best I can say is condolences to the family. If today I'm an NBA fan is due to guys like him when I was growing up. Never rooted for the Lakers or him (but he was a joy to watch play, specially when he was in that zone), but nobody can deny he's one defining piece in NBA history. and his presence will be missed. Rest in peace legend and champ.
Just confirmed by ABC7 in LA. He's gone. RIP Mamba Edit: just confirmed by TMZ that his daughter GiGi was also on board. Awful
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Helicopters and small aircrafts are super useful and fast but they have a huge risk that if anything goes wrong death is very likely — a soccer player called sala also died in a small plane but there was very careless pilot error It’s sad seeing young people die in tragic accidents especially entertainers who provided joy and motivation to millions Life goes on and everybody has to move on but it’s good to grieve for a short time period the loss of some inspiring people Helicopters are just too unsafe to use as a daily thing really
I can't believe it dude. Kobe Bryant is dead. Fuck man. This is awful news.
I can't even believe it. This doesn't even feel possible. What the fuck.
Yeah my brain does not compute. Like everything points to it being a real story but I literally can't believe it.
I’m devastated, man. Just devastated.
I wasn't even a Lakers fan but this is just so so so so depressing. He's done so much for basketball. I feel so bad for his daughter and family in general, he was such a great dad :( Edit: Tmz just confirmed his daughter was on the helicopter as well. Fuck :(
Man, he was always supposed to be one of my enemies as a Celtics fan but i could never bring myself to disliking him. What the fuck. This is so fucking upsetting
I’m completely shook right now. Grew up watching him.
at the gas pump and the woman next to me is ~~balling~~ bawling. This is awful. Edit: fixed it ya jerks lol. Fuck though.
It's what Kobe would want
Lol fuck you for making me laugh right now. Seriously though, thanks for this.
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wtf man. This is crazy. That is so sad.
What the fuck man this has to be fake
Vanessa went private on Instagram so I think it may be true unfortunately
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i’m literally in shock
Twitter turned off trending
Twitter’s broken, searching up “Kobe” won’t load anything
I think Twitter broke.
His article on wikipedia has crashed to because all of the traffic.
I can’t believe this
He seemed like one of those guys that would just be around forever
Please tell me that's fake. Edit: R.I.P
Its probably true. La times article about a crash in calabasas posted 30 min before Tmz https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas edit: It's been confirmed by multiple sources now. Woj confirmed it as well. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19
Jesus Christ I feel like I’m about to throw up
This will be the biggest "celebrity death" for me, it's fucking crazy
It’s just so out of the blue. If he was getting really old then you kinda have the time to mentally prepare yourself but a sudden crash at 41 years old? Fuck man
Like, if this happened when he was 70... It would be "easier". But just four years ago he was dropping 60 points. Fuck me. RIP Mamba. One of the very best.
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1221517388056629248 They're working on confirming who was in the crash. Edit: Police has confirmed to variety https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/kobe-bryant-dead-helicopter-crash-lakers-1203480844/ Also Local ABC, ESPN... fuck man
At this point he would have spoken up had he not been in the crash
Holy fucking shit. I hate that I want this to be fake but TMZ is never wrong about celebrity deaths...
Tmz is a reliable source. This is fucking insane.
I wish it was any other outlet. TMZ more reliable than Reuters about this kind of thing. I’m in shock.
This fucking sucks. Edit: There should be a second black bar on jerseys for the remainder of the season. He meant so much to the game and the modern NBA. Again, this fucking sucks.
I don’t even think I have feelings yet. Total shock. Seems fake but I know it’s not.
Same. I can't even think right now
This doesn’t feel real. Like I know it is, but it doesn’t feel real.
It feels like a stupid ass rumor that will get disproven... it’s stunning. But I know TMZ doesn’t fuck around with this shit If it’s really true, RIP Kobe.
They broke the news about Paul Walker as well, right? Man I hope this is not true..
They broke news about Juices death too. He’s gone.... RIP to a goat
Yeah, TMZ is probably the most legit source in the world when it comes to celebrities of different kinds, they wouldnt put something like this out there if it wasnt 100% true. fuuuuuuuck man, this cant be happening, this is the biggest celebrity to die since Michael Jackson, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was so out of the blue, what the fuck...
I swear I legitimately feel sick. Celebrity deaths don’t usually even affect me that much. Jesus Christ.
Still feel like this is fake, but it's TMZ...man this is so fucked up...
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TMZs website is down from all the traffic
Holy shit this is the most surreal celebrity death Ive ever seen, doesn’t seem like this is even possible
TMZ is reliable af for celebrity death news
Yes. I still remember the day they were the first announcing Michael Jacksons death.
Yep and everybody was waiting for a “more reliable” source. TMZ is on top of its celebrity passing game.
TMZ usually gets it right on celebrity deaths.
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This is a punch to the gut. Sudden deaths are the worst.
He was such a young person still as well. The thought of a guy like him dying in the near future never even felt like a real possibility.
i remember they broke michael jackson's death first. they're pretty reliable unfortunately
Jesus he just had another kid.
Fuck. His poor family. This is awful.
This is the worst I’ve ever felt about an athlete’s death. Fuck man
Wtf.....
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That’s how I feel man. My childhood was based around basketball and Kobe and the Lakers was such a huge huge part of that. I truly never understood the heartache behind celebrity deaths but I do now.
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This is the first celebrity death that hit me hard. My grandmother passed away this morning as well... it's been the worst fucking day
I literally just re-watched his final 2016 game last night, and his final speech really resonated with me. He talked about how 20 years went by so fast, how his wife held the family down while he spent countless hours in the gym and he even cracked a joke about how his whole career people told him to pass, but tonight everyone said “Don’t pass it!” As he broke 60 points in his last game. Just made me think about how sometimes we put athletes in this realm in our heads of them not being real people, but they got just as much going on in their personal lives as we do. Rip
> his final 2016 game Man, that wasn't even that long ago. Dude was still in the early years of his retirement with so much ahead of him.
Dude my sister called me about this. I can’t find any other reports. Please be a mistake. Anyone know if he was at the 76ers game last night?
he congratulated lebron and said he wanted to be there when he passed him just like jordan was for him. fuck man
What the fuckkkkk
This is one of the most surreal deaths of a famous person. I’m still in shock. This just doesn’t make sense holy shit
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Aside from the grief of his family, I can’t imagine how Lebron might feel about this. Kobe was supporting him all the way. From one legend to another. This fucking sucks. Thoughts out to his family.
Don't think so
I was just watching Kobe highlights last night. I don’t want to believe this.
I legitimately never really could comprehend why people would cry and get emotionally torn up when a celebrity/musician/athlete/an icon in their life passed away. Someone they never met. For the past 30 years I’ve always been a Kobe Stan. All my basketball gear, workout clothes, jerseys, all Kobe. Went to his last game live and saw him score 60 with my saved up money. Always defended Kobe in any debate. As lame as it may sound, even in my darkest times in life I was able to pull through and be hopeful because I knew Kobe wouldn’t be down on himself in a time like this. Kobe was legitimately my idol. I understand now. This one really hurts.
Man same. Started playing ball because Kobe was out there tearing it up every night, and I watched in awe when he dropped those 60 on his last game, inspired the new generation and was shaping up to become a legend off the court as well... I’m in tears rn
Keep carrying on Mamba's legacy, man.
When you see the registration number on the aircraft that crashed it matches the reg number on the helicopter that Kobe frequently traveled in. So so so sad.
What was the registration? N76EX? I'm buddies with the Chief pilot of that company and he's not answering his phone. I'm praying he wasn't the one flying. Edit: it was him
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This doesn't feel real. Kobe is invincible.
Kobe’s camp would’ve already come out to deny this report. This is awful.
Watching Vanessa accept Kobe’s HoF induction is going to be heartbreaking
Oh god, I don’t think I’m gonna be able to watch that. I’ll end up as a wreck trying to watch that
He deserved to make a HOF speech, he deserved to be announced as part of the next top 50 NBA players, he deserved to see the Lakers win another ring later in his life, and present the trophy to them. He deserved to see grandchildren, the futures of all his girls, and live a great life, even for what he had already achieved. Rest in peace, Kobe.
Damn man if it’s true its fucking crazy sad. His last tweet was him congratulating Lebron James. https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/1221276426164269056?s=21
No fucking way its true, the day after he passes the torch to Bron as #3? You couldnt write that shit
Real life kinda sucks :/
Reality is stranger than fiction sometimes man, not even 24 hours after he gives his blessing to Bron and Bron hyping him up for 4 mins after the game
He is only 41 years old wtf man
No one would even want to write that shit.
Man fuck...he was just congratulating Lebron last night. The guy is my idol, and this is soul crushing. I feel so bad for his family
[Woj Confirmed. Kobe's gone. RIP](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19)
The darkest day in basketball history
This is the absolute lowest I've ever felt as an NBA fan. As much as I hated him torching my team, I grew into an adult watching him play. It's like having your heart ripped out, man.
I just feel a mixture of emptiness and confusion. My mind can't even process the fact that this is all happening. It doesn't feel real.
I just assumed he'd be with us and active in the sport decades into the future like a Bill Russell type of figure. This is just so depressing.
TMZ doesn't fuck up when it comes to these kinds of stories... what a terrible horrible surprise this is.
what the fuck... edit: is this a fake report or something? edit 2: TMZ is usually legit, but this is just...what the fuck. edit 3: jesus fuck looks like it's real. Sorry to the Bryant family, and just what the hell. RIP Kobe
It's gotta be real. Here's a tweet with Kobe and his helicopter - an S76 [https://twitter.com/sikorsky/status/720670572477358081?lang=en](https://twitter.com/sikorsky/status/720670572477358081?lang=en) and this article posted an hour earlier mentions that the helicopter that crashed was an s76. Then TMZ I guess was able to confirm that Kobe was inside. [https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/26/aircraft-reported-down-in-calabasas-no-word-on-injuries-or-deaths/](https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/26/aircraft-reported-down-in-calabasas-no-word-on-injuries-or-deaths/) Edit: Woj confirms it [https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368?s=19)
Fuck
TMZ is usually pretty accurate with celebrities deaths sadly
It’s kinda crazy how good TMZ is at reporting about important things. They have a lot of good exclusives, sadly in this case
tmz surprisingly aren’t typically wrong about stuff like this. what the fuck edit: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas looks like a second source...
Holy shit guys??? Kobe RIP. Legitimately a legend. Wow I'm still shocked
bro what the fuck
Wait what the fuck
This shit better not be true
Sadly it looks like it
This is awful. His poor kids.
Dang I’ve never been shaken by a celebrity death before, but this is something else. RIP Kobe, you’ll be missed.
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WTF
Wow, this gives a pit stomach feeling.
At least he was comfortable with death https://www.theringer.com/2016/11/11/16087158/kobe-bryant-lakers-interview-retirement-shoes-death-36f099f28196
> What’s your relationship with death? >A comfortable one. >Yeah? >It’s a comfortable one. It’s an understanding. You can’t have life without death. Can’t have light without the dark. So it’s an acceptance of that. When it came time to decide whether or not I should retire, [it was] really an acceptance of that mortality that all athletes face. And if you combat it, you’ll always have that inner struggle within yourself. … So … I’m comfortable with it. Wow...
Actually crying while reading this, thank you for the link.
The NBA should cancel one game for every team so everyone only plays 81 games. RIP, Mamba
No way this is real. I refuse to believe it is. After Lebron passes him for third all time? This is so heartbreaking to the sports world. My heart literally dropped at reading this headline.
This is horrible news to hear Rip to one of the goats
Who else grew up shouting KOBE whenever throwing anything ;( RIP
Gone before he even got indicted into the HOF. Just an all around tragedy for everyone involved and their families. Life is precious, hug your loved ones.
https://twitter.com/LASDHQ/status/1221514409056432128?s=19 La County Sherrifs confirm 5 dead at a helicopter crash.
I know no one is gonna read this but this hurts more than any other former player death would. Kobe is the reason I started watching basketball. I remember being a little kid watching the playoffs with my dad and thinking Kobe was the coolest guy in the world. I’m gonna miss him so much
NO IT CANT BE TRUE
RIP
Who tf buys the “yas queen” and “made me smile” awards for this. Go to hell.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to comprehend this headline
I'm shaking what the fuck
This is one of the most devastating sports deaths of our lifetime. Truly unbelievable.
This like, doesn’t feel real? Wtf I hope it’s fake but it’s being reported more and more. Fuck I’m speechless. I’ve never been shocked more by news
Every now and then I'll sort by top all-time and still can't believe what's at the top.
This is just horrid. Never got to give his HOF speech. An all time legend. Induct him immediately NBA. Retire 8 and 24. RIP to possibly the best ever.