I still feel like dying ... this is incomparable to anything because dude was so young and healthy and died for absolutely no reason. Arguably a top player of all time and besides ALI and Prime Tyson he was the fiercest competitor of all time. I dont think anything can ever match what we all witnessed today. I honestly dont know how I can ever get over or replace any of this feeling I have in my heart. Imagine a world where the whole world of sports greatest assassin doesnt exist anymore? The moment where he threw Pau on the fukking floor in the olympics ... the feeling where you realized this man wasnt an enemy on the court... but a man fighting himself to excel beyond the ceiling. The professionalism and excellence he exuded and brought to his teammates, whether it was putting them on his shoulders or enabling them to fight through pain and endure the highs and lows of the game with him. The raw honesty, and never back down attitude. This is the rawest feeling to imagine, and I dont think anything will ever top it. We have to watch shows 10 years from now, where they talk about Kobe as a mythical creature... and in the past tense... even though he was so young. Like someone said, all discussion is turned upside down because nobody can debate Kobe in the here and now, we never get to see Kobe at an advanced age ever again. Truly unbelievable.