[nba] franken-warriors rise as curse of the brook settles over lakers

No-Quarter

I can't imagine what his wife is going through right now.

Doctor Detroit

NBC had an update showing the moment of silence at one of this afternoon's games. In Denver.

Grunt's Ghosts

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1221542689470058497?s=20

No-Quarter

Like I said, they should cancel the games if possible.

Gyral

I'm not crying. You're crying!

Doctor Detroit

Honestly, letting the shot clock expire is probably the least Kobe-way to honor him.

RickRude

Just heard on the la radio station 95.5 KLOS. That his daughter , 13, was on board. I feel for these families.

Kasyn

County sheriff just confirmed 9 bodies, at the press conference. So even worse than originally reported. God, I hope that didn't include more young children.

No-Quarter

Lebron is a mess

LeBron James in tears as he exits the Los Angeles Lakers team plane following the news of Kobe Bryant's death. James passed Kobe for 3rd on the all-time scoring list yesterday.

https://twitter.com/12SportsAZ/status/1221558341236748288

RickRude

Kasyn wrote: »

County sheriff just confirmed 9 bodies, at the press conference. So even worse than originally reported. God, I hope that didn't include more young children.

I worry because they were on the way to the game. It's s possible she has teammates with her and their families/A guardian with them.

No-Quarter

Magic Johnson-

My friend, a legend, husband, father, son, brother, Oscar winner and greatest Laker of all-time is gone. It’s hard to accept. Kobe was a leader of our game, a mentor to both male and female players.

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/1221560645323124736

TryCatcher

Jesus. I'm the last person to defend Lebron, but filming those moments is vile. Let the man grieve in peace.

RickRude

Its weird. I wasnt a big fan of him even though he's one of the greats. But this is kind of hitting me hard. I keep thinking about his wife, his other daughter's , and the daughter that was on board. Dude was a hell of a dad. Glad to say I got to see him play at staples in the playoffs when he beat my suns. It's a sad day.

No-Quarter

TryCatcher wrote: »

Jesus. I'm the last person to defend Lebron, but filming those moments is vile. Let the man grieve in peace.

I'll keep saying it. No one should play tonight.

TryCatcher

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sends his condolences to his family and talks about the kind of man that was Kobe Bryant:

https://twitter.com/kaj33/status/1221543886767579136

No-Quarter

Shaq is going to be a mess on TNT if he can even manage to show up.

Ugh. What a fucking thing to happen.

*spits*

Grunt's Ghosts

Apparently Orange Coast College Baseball Coach John Altobelli was on the Helicopter with Kobe.
https://sbsun.com/2020/01/26/orange-coast-college-baseball-coach-john-altobelli-dies-in-helicopter-crash-with-kobe-bryant/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=fb-sbsun&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3l5sBgLplCIFC9SLlBZ2xGWd_Gx8pBR1bNnuj00wJeGygsu518Pj-IH0w

TryCatcher

Another reaction, from sports commentarist Bill Simmons:

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1221528161789177856

RickRude

TryCatcher wrote: »

Another reaction, from sports commentarist Bill Simmons:

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1221528161789177856

He was a big kobe fan if I remember right even though he's from boston.

TryCatcher

No-Quarter wrote: »

Lebron is a mess

LeBron James in tears as he exits the Los Angeles Lakers team plane following the news of Kobe Bryant's death. James passed Kobe for 3rd on the all-time scoring list yesterday.

https://twitter.com/12SportsAZ/status/1221558341236748288

12 Sports AZ deleted the video, likely because they suddenly got a lot of very angry phone calls.

No-Quarter

Good.

Doctor Detroit

TryCatcher wrote: »

Another reaction, from sports commentarist Bill Simmons:

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1221528161789177856

First thing Simmons has written in 2 years.

TryCatcher

Bryant was also a big soccer fan, fell in love with the game when he was on Italy. He made friends with the best of the best of that time, Brazilian player Ronaldinho. Today, Ronaldinho has this to say:

https://twitter.com/10Ronaldinho/status/1221583152474402816

Rest in peace, my friend.

dlinfiniti

The mavs have retired 24

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1221610980347666433?s=19

I wonder if this will go league wide
For reference in the major American sports there are only two league wide retired numbers
Jackie Robinson's 42 in the mlb and Wayne Gretzky's 99 in the nhl

Kasyn

Wonder how many other teams will do the same.

This is all still pretty surreal. Guy was still contributing so much to the sport after his retirement, is one of the many reasons it stings.

Very, very sad stuff.

TelMarine

It's so weird for me, in all the tribute pictures to see the year 2020 next to his name. So, so weird...

Trajan45

Grunt's Ghosts wrote: »

Apparently Orange Coast College Baseball Coach John Altobelli was on the Helicopter with Kobe.
https://sbsun.com/2020/01/26/orange-coast-college-baseball-coach-john-altobelli-dies-in-helicopter-crash-with-kobe-bryant/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=fb-sbsun&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3l5sBgLplCIFC9SLlBZ2xGWd_Gx8pBR1bNnuj00wJeGygsu518Pj-IH0w

It was confirmed that his wife and youngest daughter were on board (she was a teammate with Kobes daughter). 😥

RickRude

Trajan45 wrote: »

Grunt's Ghosts wrote: »

Apparently Orange Coast College Baseball Coach John Altobelli was on the Helicopter with Kobe.
https://sbsun.com/2020/01/26/orange-coast-college-baseball-coach-john-altobelli-dies-in-helicopter-crash-with-kobe-bryant/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=fb-sbsun&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3l5sBgLplCIFC9SLlBZ2xGWd_Gx8pBR1bNnuj00wJeGygsu518Pj-IH0w

It was confirmed that his wife and youngest daughter were on board (she was a teammate with Kobes daughter). 😥

Wait, what? Not only his daughter but the mother too?

RickRude

dlinfiniti wrote: »

The mavs have retired 24

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1221610980347666433?s=19

I wonder if this will go league wide
For reference in the major American sports there are only two league wide retired numbers
Jackie Robinson's 42 in the mlb and Wayne Gretzky's 99 in the nhl

I feel like all teams should do this. I love Mark Cuban.

RickRude

Just saw the update on cnn. Kobe, his wife, and daughter all on board. So fucking sad. I've never gotten emotional about celebs, but Jordan, Barkley, and Shaq are right there

Dhalphir

Where is this info? All initial reports specifically mentioned that Vanessa Bryant was not on board.

Dhalphir

@Trajan45

You really need to read more carefully before posting "it was confirmed" because I've just checked CNN and Vanessa Bryant was definitively not on board per all reports.

And if you have something that does confirm new information, post the link, don't just post "it was confirmed"

TheBigEasy

I think it was Coach Altobelli and his wife and daugther that were also on board - although I have no source on that right now.

Fucking sad. I was never a big Kobe fan, but losing him like this (and his daughter as well) sucks.

Trajan45

Yeah I specifically quoted Grunt's Ghosts talking about coach Altobelli. There are quite a few articles talking about it, including CNN, and the source is his brother. Kobe's wife and other 3 daughters were not on the helicopter from articles I read.

Blackhawk1313

Nine dead is the count, Kobe and his daughter Gigi, John Altobelli and his wife and daughter, a mother who was a coach, and another mother and daughter are the only ones confirmed and released via family so far.

Relevant CNN article:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/us/victims-helicopter-crash-kobe-bryant/index.html

TheBigEasy

Just thought about his basketball legacy and who comes even close to him. If we limit it to his active years (and leave out that Jordan played in the beginning of that time for convenience sake) - there is only four other players in my mind that come even close to his level. Lebron of course, Shaq, Duncan and Dirk. Everyone else who played the past 20 years is a step down at least. Players like Steph Curry or Anthony Davis or Kevin Durant will maybe one day be in that stratosphere, but they still have at least a decade of playing in front of them.

He would come across as an arrogant player most of the time (to me at least), but his skill was undeniable. And he backed that up with titles.

TryCatcher

CNN has some updates, apparently, fog completely obscured visibility for the helicopter.

Foggy conditions morning of crash
The crash occurred under foggy and cloudy conditions with extremely low visibility, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.
Pictures taken shortly after the crash showed fog in the area.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Tony Imbrenda said he didn't immediately have information about whether the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter radioed a distress signal.

"Individuals that saw the aircraft said it was coming down at a fairly significant rate of speed and impacted the ground on the hillside," he told reporters.

Sikorsky, the helicopter manufacturer, expressed condolences in a tweet Sunday.

"We extend our sincerest condolences to all those affected by today's Sikorsky S-76B accident in Calabasas, California," the tweet read. "We have been in contact with the NTSB and stand ready to provide assistance and support to the investigative authorities and our customer. Safety is our top priority; if there are any actionable findings from the investigation, we will inform our S-76 customers."

The aircraft was built in 1991, according to the FAA and registered to Island Express Holding Corp.

Calls to Island Express were not answered Sunday.

Yeah. Is on the pilot and whoever authorized the take off, those are not safe flying conditions, no wonder the company owning the helicopter doesn't want to answer calls, they can be held fully responsible. For starters, Kobe's family should sue the shit out of them.

GONG-00

While yes, it is ultimately up to the pilot to make such calls, it is too early to be tossing blame around especially when rich and powerful people whom are used to getting their way are involved.

TryCatcher

Ok, will drop it. LA Times reporter Tania Ganguli shows the latest cover:

https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/1221704528736604160

Christ. Watching videos of Kobe showing the ropes to his daughter is now heartbreaking. As The Ringer writes, he didn't died like The Black Mamba, but as a father spending time with his daughter.

RickRude

UCONN made Gigi a huskie and honored her.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/us/uconn-gigi-bryant-honor/index.html