RIP Black Mamba: Kobe Bryant dead in helicopter crash CONFIRMED

[BigDHornfan 6553]

 

Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash in Calabasas http://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas

 

 

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[Iceman 2726]

Wow.  

 

In an instant.   RIP.

[Goo Punch 4275]

this is not true. please don't be true. 

edit: oh my fucking god. 

Edited January 26, 2020 by Goo Punch

[GringoSalado 1652]

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A helicopter crashed and burst into flames Sunday morning amid foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, with some fatalities reported.

The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. near Las Virgenes Road, south of Agoura Road, according to a watch commander for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The crash ignited a brush fire and made it difficult for firefighters and emergency personnel to get to the aircraft, he said. Sources at the scene said they believed there were multiple fatalities, but the exact number was unclear.

The fire was contained to the crash site, officials said. There were no homes in the area, and no roadways were impacted.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas

[Sandman 3415]

TMZ website is borked. I saw the story about a plane crash on twitter, didn't pay it any mind. Sad for his children.

[JFKFC 4893]

#1 Kobe was/is the damn truth.

 

#2 Frick helicopters. 

[Patrick Bateman 3933]

Not a Kobe fanboy by any stretch, but that's sad as shit.  RIP.

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

Holy fucking shit.....................

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

I hope this isn't true. My son will be devastated.

[BigOrange1 6471]

holy fucking shit

[Dewey 3295]

I hope this isn't true, my god

[LonghornSean 4025]

Fuck. Fuck.  Know he has a lot of haters but as a Laker fan this is devastating

[Atticus 3994]

Fucking legend, RIP mamba

[Guest Lobo]

The Los Angeles Times, slightly more reputable than TMZ, reports the helicopters crashed and fatalities, but no mention of Bryant.  Then again, they're probably adhering to the Holly Rule, no mentions of names until family is first notified.  RIP to all, terribly way to go.

[mdmost 43056]

Leaves behind 4 daughters. He was absolutely brilliant with a basketball. RIP.

[immamac 43183]

Holy fuck that's insane

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2652]

Woaah. Ultimate .01%er death?

[4th&Five 41600]

Holy shit. Awful. 

[immamac 43183]

Not on ESPN yet, source? 

[4th&Five 41600]

3 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Leaves behind 4 daughters. He was absolutely brilliant with a basketball. RIP.

Are we sure his family wasn’t on it?

[Lat22 4018]

Horrible.

[immamac 43183]

5 confirmed dead - good news orgs are actually confirming if Kobe was on board. Seems like it's a strong possibility he was though. Wow. 

[BigOrange1 6471]

 

[Pig Bellmont 8740]

 

[Halohal 503]

Wat 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

6 minutes ago, Lobo said:

The Los Angeles Times, slightly more reputable than TMZ, reports the helicopters crashed and fatalities, but no mention of Bryant.  Then again, they're probably adhering to the Holly Rule, no mentions of names until family is first notified.  RIP to all, terribly way to go.

TMZ while trashed...is right a hell of a lot more times than wrong in these types of high profile stories

[aggie08 21555]

8 minutes ago, JFKFC said:

#2 Frick helicopters.

God damn. No fucking shit. At least in an airplane, you can trick yourself into believing that the pilot will glide you into a nice, Sully emergency landing if something goes wrong.

[immamac 43183]

How garbage is TMZ can't even keep their site up. 

[washparkhorn 9939]

Wow. Way too young. 

[taybo20 2878]

Damn

[BoomMF 1399]

Doesn't even seem real.

[Surly Bevo 25184]

Shocking 

[Burt 4092]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

Not on ESPN yet, source? 

NBATV is playing last night's Laker game. When I flipped over to see if they were carrying anything about it, they flashed a tweet from Kobe congratulating Lebron for passing him on the all-time scoring list. Very eerie! 

[mdmost 43056]

 

[Halohal 503]

Gearing in radio, five perished in helo on hillside. All major news sites not confirming. ... 

[hundredTT 578]

Omg this is a huuuuuge hit to the sports world. Prayers for all. 

[aggie08 21555]

Sucks. Even without basketball, he was an extremely driven, intellectually curious mind that had already accomplished great things and was bound to succeed in anything he set his sights on.

[Radical Larry 28664]

Not on ESPN yet, source? 

[Pam Cummings 9684]

Holy shit. I hated Kobe. That's how you know he was great.

 

RIP Mamba. You broke my heart, a lot.

[Eastwood 4394]

Nothing from a major source. It would shut down ESPN if it happened, right now.

[Gil Bang 26049]

ABC station in L.A confirmed.

[Michael Knight 12995]

Wow crazy

[Iceman 2726]

8 minutes ago, immamac said:

Not on ESPN yet, source? 

Nope.  still waiting on all of their inside sources...smdh.

[Patrick Bateman 3933]

 

[Gil Bang 26049]

[Newdoc 3453]

Too young! 

[immamac 43183]

Temporarily moved to daily Texan. This is bigger than just basketball 

[Js1 85603]

3 minutes ago, Burt said:

NBATV is playing last night's Laker game. When I flipped over to see if they were carrying anything about it, they flashed a tweet from Kobe congratulating Lebron for passing him on the all-time scoring list. Very eerie! 

So you’re saying it was LBJ? 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

1 minute ago, Eastwood said:

Nothing from a major source. It would shut down ESPN if it happened, right now.

theyre prepping. woj confirmed it.

 

where the fuck do you honestly start covering this?? 

[Trey3216 15374]

CNBC has reported it as well, and Woj wouldn’t toss that out there if it were wrong