Kobe Bryant Dead at 41 (1978-2020)

[Greed and Death]

Has it be confirmed his wife and other daughters were not on the flight ?

not likely otherwise they would have already been named in the broadcasts or online already

Unless they have not been identified.

[Gig em Aggies]

not likely otherwise they would have already been named in the broadcasts or online already

Unless they have not been identified.

the only way would be if there bodies were mangled worse then Kobe and his 13 year old. another person was a Baseball coach from Orange County College so that's 5 identified minus the pilot which makes 6 so I doubt the remaining of the Bryant family was onboard

[Fartsniffage]

Unless they have not been identified.

the only way would be if there bodies were mangled worse then Kobe and his 13 year old. another person was a Baseball coach from Orange County College so that's 5 identified minus the pilot which makes 6 so I doubt the remaining of the Bryant family was onboard

9 onboard.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/basket ... type=share

Really hoping not the rest of the family.

[Greed and Death]

Unless they have not been identified.

the only way would be if there bodies were mangled worse then Kobe and his 13 year old. another person was a Baseball coach from Orange County College so that's 5 identified minus the pilot which makes 6 so I doubt the remaining of the Bryant family was onboard

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

[Andsed]

God that is terrible. Not just Kobe but his daughter and several others. Condolences to the family and friends of the victims.

[Rojava Free State]

the only way would be if there bodies were mangled worse then Kobe and his 13 year old. another person was a Baseball coach from Orange County College so that's 5 identified minus the pilot which makes 6 so I doubt the remaining of the Bryant family was onboard

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

Jeez man I already was shook up by the idea of Kobe, his kid and the others screaming in terror as they went down. don't make us think about them burning

[Idzequitch]

Man. Honestly. I always hated the Lakers. Hated Shaq and yes, hated Kobe. Not on any personal level but just because he was so dang good, and I always preferred rooting for the underdog. In a weird way, I kinda enjoyed hating him. All that to say I always respected the heck out of the guy, and he defined an entire generation of basketball.

When my friend informed me today of his death, I straight up didn't believe him. I had to google it myself. I have no words. It's shocking. It's tragic. And to find out his daughter passed away too just increases the tragedy. May they and the other passengers rest in peace, and may the Bryant family find some small comfort in the outpouring of sympathy they're receiving.

[Gig em Aggies]

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

Jeez man I already was shook up by the idea of Kobe, his kid and the others screaming in terror as they went down. don't make us think about them burning

were not plus just don't think it then replace those thoughts with prayers and good memories of growing up with Kobe his career and the wonderful meme his name created that brought us laughter on the internet

[Samudera Darussalam]

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

Jeez man I already was shook up by the idea of Kobe, his kid and the others screaming in terror as they went down. don't make us think about them burning

Well, we kind of have to filter the mental image ourselves....I guess.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

the only way would be if there bodies were mangled worse then Kobe and his 13 year old. another person was a Baseball coach from Orange County College so that's 5 identified minus the pilot which makes 6 so I doubt the remaining of the Bryant family was onboard

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

Oh god.

[Rojava Free State]

Or bunrt the aircraft was on fire. Now I am hearing 9 on board.

Oh god.

This is so horrible

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

Clippers coach breaks into tears on camera

[Kaystein]

Not a basketball guy.

I knew of him and was told he did a great deal for disadvantaged kids.

That alone is a great loss to the community.

It’s one thing to go young. It’s worse when you kid is with you.

[Rojava Free State]

Clippers coach breaks into tears on camera

This is legit heartbreaking

[Kaystein]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

[Ameriganastan]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

It wasn't the chopper. It was apparently foggy.

[Farnhamia]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

I haven't heard anything about this being a mechanical failure. The NTSB will be looking at all sorts of factors.

[Kaystein]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

It wasn't the chopper. It was apparently foggy.

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

I haven't heard anything about this being a mechanical failure. The NTSB will be looking at all sorts of factors.

Neither of these things matter enough to change minds. The wealthy will make their excuses, and the company's reputation will be scarred. Likely.

[Andsed]

Clippers coach breaks into tears on camera

God that is just hard to watch. This really is just an awful situation.

[The Two Jerseys]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

Unlikely. It's a Sikorsky S-76, they're apparently one of the safer helicopters out there: https://flightsafety.org/hs/hs_jan-feb94.pdf

Kobe's model was an S-76D, I don't know if those are capable of solo IFR operation, but if not then the fact that it was a single pilot flying in fog is pretty damning evidence towards pilot error.

[Farnhamia]

The company kobe bought that chopper from is fucked. They're not going to be doing any major sales after this news.

Unlikely. It's a Sikorsky S-76, they're apparently one of the safer helicopters out there: https://flightsafety.org/hs/hs_jan-feb94.pdf

Kobe's model was an S-76D, I don't know if those are capable of solo IFR operation, but if not then the fact that it was a single pilot flying in fog is pretty damning evidence towards pilot error.

According to WIki, it was an S-76B. I've heard speculation that with nine people aboard it might have been overloaded.

[The Two Jerseys]

Unlikely. It's a Sikorsky S-76, they're apparently one of the safer helicopters out there: https://flightsafety.org/hs/hs_jan-feb94.pdf

Kobe's model was an S-76D, I don't know if those are capable of solo IFR operation, but if not then the fact that it was a single pilot flying in fog is pretty damning evidence towards pilot error.

According to WIki, it was an S-76B. I've heard speculation that with nine people aboard it might have been overloaded.

In that case it most likely wouldn't be equipped for solo IFR.

I doubt it was overloaded, the S-76 can carry a maximum of 14 people in the transport configuration; if Kobe had the VIP seating configuration 10 would be the maximum seating capacity, but the weight shouldn't have been an issue.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Don’t know much about him other than he was a good player and his whole cheating scandal. Still, that’s a tragic way to go, and his 13 yo daughter too. Condolences to the family.

[The Liberated Territories]

I guess helicopters are more dangerous than airplanes.

Heh.

[Xmara]

When my mom read the article she found on Facebook to me I initially thought it was a hoax. I never was a big sports fan, but still, RIP.