Kobe Bryant dead in Helicopter crash

[4Corners]

This is one of the most shocking, saddening celebrity deaths I’ve experienced.  Pretty much grew up watching Kobe. Extremely saddening and really hits close to home. It’s a reality check for the rest of us on how precious life is how quick it can change. 
 

https://www.nba.com/video/2020/01/26/20200126-brian-shaw-reacts-kobe-passing-away

 

 

[ellis]

One of the most tragic days in sports history. 
 

 

[Harbingers]

12 minutes ago, ellis said:

One of the most tragic days in sports history. 
 

 

You took that photo?!?

[Butterflyj30]

This makes me soo sad may He his Daughter and the other passengers RIP 

[TheSpecialJuan]

[ellis]

44 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

You took that photo?!?

No. NBC News and a number of other folks were tweeting out this pic today. I felt like it summed up the day pretty accurately.

[ellis]

The first person I thought of was Payne Stewart. 

Beloved athlete. In his 40s. Loving family. Life ended suddenly. 

Clearly, Kobe has a much wider global reach. There’s no question about that.

 

[ellis]

Jerry West.

 

 

[LinvilleGorge]

I 

1 hour ago, ellis said:

The first person I thought of was Payne Stewart. 

Beloved athlete. In his 40s. Loving family. Life ended suddenly. 

Clearly, Kobe has a much wider global reach. There’s no question about that.

 

Davey Allison for me. My grandfather was a race car driver so I naturally followed NASCAR as a kid. NASCAR died for me when Davey Allison died in that *Talladega helicopter crash.

[steven8989]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I 

Davey Allison for me. My grandfather was a race car driver so I naturally followed NASCAR as a kid. NASCAR died for me when Davey Allison died in that Daytona helicopter crash.

It was actually Talladega

[Shocker]

RIP to all those tragically lost.  I saw this photo earlier, its just incredibly sad...

 

 

[AggieLean]

All I’ve been thinking about is my daughter. Man, this one hit hard

[PhillyB]

19 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

All I’ve been thinking about is my daughter. Man, this one hit hard

same. curse of fatherhood is your see your child's face in the face of every kid who ever dies in some poo like this. i can't take it

[The Huddler]

4 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

same. curse of fatherhood is your see your child's face in the face of every kid who ever dies in some poo like this. i can't take it

good news is that they probably smacked a hill at high speeds in dense fogs. 

 

they all prob didn't have a chance to know what was happening/happened. doesn't sound like a dramatic descent 

 

sounds like a blink of an eye kind of death, and aside from dying in sleep, probably the best way to go