Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

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I'm pretty bummed about that. I'm not a Lakers fan, nor was I ever really a Kobe fan. That's a serious bummer.
 
#9      
Sad day. One of my earliest sports memories were him and Shaq winning 3 straight. And after retiring, I loved how involved he was in the basketball community...trying to improve and teach the game he loved. It seemed like he was just getting started.
 
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MoCoMdIllini

Montgomery County, Maryland
I wanted to believe this was a hoax but damn. The world just lost a legend wayyyyyy too soon.
Same. I was picking up groceries at Giant and word spread like crazy. First couple of sites I checked had nothing. His Wikipedia page had been edited to show his death date as today then very shortly thereafter edited to take that away.
 
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One of the greats. Reports also indicate he was flying to his academy with daughter Gigi. Horrible tragedy.
 
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breadman

Herndon, VA
From Mark Knopfler and Emmy Lou Harris about facing an impossible situation: