Kobe Bryant has died

[jsmith6919]

 

[Cotton]

Wow, that shit made me cry. Good on them. I hope more teams do this over the next day or so.

 

[bbgun]

Will be interesting to see if he gets the Sam Wyche treatment from the liberal press. Don't hold your breath.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Will be interesting to see if he gets the Sam Wyche treatment from the liberal press. Don't hold your breath.

Que?

 

[Cotton]

Will be interesting to see if he gets the Sam Wyche treatment from the liberal press. Don't hold your breath.

I hate the press, too, but please don’t taint this thread with political shit.

 

[bbgun]

Que?

Kobe Bryant, 5-time World Champion and alleged rapist, died today ...

 

[boozeman]

The way the media reported this today was deplorable.

 

[Foobio]

 

[Sheik]

Gut wrenching.

Not a fan of his, don’t care about basketball, but damn if it’s not one of those things that will ruin your whole weekend when you hear it.

His wife and kids, extended family, what a tragedy for them. It’s just a shitty situation and I can’t imagine how devastating it is for people who knew him and idolized him.

If I’m feeling as dejected about it as I am, I can’t imagine how badly it’s tearing at his family/friends/fans.

RIP to all on board.

 

[p1_]

Strong possibility this is fake.

Uh, guess not

 

[1bigfan13]

The way the media reported this today was deplorable.

All of them should be embarrassed but you know they aren't.

In situations like this the priority should be getting the information right rather than being the first to report.

 

[boozeman]

Uh, guess not

When it was first reported, it went to dead link. And as you saw with the rest, it was just like rats scurrying over each other to be first.

 

[jsmith6919]

Him, his wife, and their daughter all were on board today

 

[bbgun]

poor guy had the misfortune of dying with a famous person

 

[Foobio]

High speed impact

 

[data]

Him, his wife, and their daughter all were on board today

Altobelli’s brother, Tony, got a text message that Bryant died in a helicopter crash. So he texted Orange Coast College women’s basketball coach Sammy Doucette who had been with Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy before going to OCC. “She said it might be true,” Altobelli said.

“Then her next question was, ‘Have you heard from your brother?’ and I was confused. She explained he goes on chopper rides with Kobe.”

Altobelli was unsuccessful trying to contact Pirates baseball coaches until he reached assistant coach Tim Matz. “He could barely get a word in,” Altobelli said. “He just said, ‘They’re gone.’”

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None of us know any of these people, but, man, my chest caved reading those words as you instantly become the brother, Tony. To go from losing a friend [Kobe] to finding out that your brother might've been with him and then getting confirmation of the worst-case scenario.

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, wife and daughter die in helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant

Altobelli was selected as the national coach of the year in 2019 after he led OCC to a state championship.

www.dailynews.com

 

[jsmith6919]

Altobelli’s brother, Tony, got a text message that Bryant died in a helicopter crash. So he texted Orange Coast College women’s basketball coach Sammy Doucette who had been with Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy before going to OCC. “She said it might be true,” Altobelli said.

“Then her next question was, ‘Have you heard from your brother?’ and I was confused. She explained he goes on chopper rides with Kobe.”

Altobelli was unsuccessful trying to contact Pirates baseball coaches until he reached assistant coach Tim Matz. “He could barely get a word in,” Altobelli said. “He just said, ‘They’re gone.’”

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None of us know any of these people, but, man, my chest caved reading those words as you instantly become the brother, Tony. To go from losing a friend [Kobe] to finding out that your brother might've been with him and then getting confirmation of the worst-case scenario.

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, wife and daughter die in helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant

Altobelli was selected as the national coach of the year in 2019 after he led OCC to a state championship.

www.dailynews.com

Altobelli also left behind a son who is a Red Sox scout and another young daughter

 

[jsmith6919]

Former Cape League coach, father of Red Sox scout, among victims of deadly helicopter crash

John Altobelli was among the nine victims of the California crash, along with Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

www.wcvb.com

 

[yimyammer]

 

[Sheik]

Fuck. This shouldn’t be effecting me as much as it is.

I think it may be the(at least) two children that were on the chopper.

I doubt it’s the case, but I hope it was too quick for any of them, adults and children, to realize what was actually happening.