Kobe and Gigi Bryant Memorial Thread (RIP)
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If you know me, you know that I try to find humor in everything—sometimes, to a fault. Today, the humor hit me in the weirdest way. But if it makes someone else laugh or smile, it's worth it to post this.
I spent a lot of my day watching NBATV today. Of course, they're showing different tributes that teams are doing. Then it hit me as I was watching the Knicks' tribute. One of the accolades they mentioned was that he had the highest scoring total for one game in MSG history up until recently.
During the Nuggets tribute, they acknowledge his five rings. And you know Nuggets fans are thinking "if it weren't for him, that 2009 ring would have been ours." Same thing for Orlando and their tribute and their fans.
When the Spurs did their tribute, how many people were thinking deep in the back of their minds that they'd have at least two or three more rings if they didn't have to run into Kobe and the Lakers?
When Portland did their tribute tonight, they have to acknowledge that their best chance at a title in the past 30 years was throttled by a 4th quarter comeback that's become encapsulated by THAT Kobe to Shaq alley oop.
When Mark Cuban says a Mavs player will never wear #24 again, you think about how Kobe dropped 62 on them through three quarters and Dallas had only scored 61 as a whole team.
As every team acknowledges his legacy, most also have to acknowledge how that legacy was built on brutalizing their team at one point another. It feels like one last dagger on every other team.
And that's that.
I spent a lot of my day watching NBATV today. Of course, they're showing different tributes that teams are doing. Then it hit me as I was watching the Knicks' tribute. One of the accolades they mentioned was that he had the highest scoring total for one game in MSG history up until recently.
During the Nuggets tribute, they acknowledge his five rings. And you know Nuggets fans are thinking "if it weren't for him, that 2009 ring would have been ours." Same thing for Orlando and their tribute and their fans.
When the Spurs did their tribute, how many people were thinking deep in the back of their minds that they'd have at least two or three more rings if they didn't have to run into Kobe and the Lakers?
When Portland did their tribute tonight, they have to acknowledge that their best chance at a title in the past 30 years was throttled by a 4th quarter comeback that's become encapsulated by THAT Kobe to Shaq alley oop.
When Mark Cuban says a Mavs player will never wear #24 again, you think about how Kobe dropped 62 on them through three quarters and Dallas had only scored 61 as a whole team.
As every team acknowledges his legacy, most also have to acknowledge how that legacy was built on brutalizing their team at one point another. It feels like one last dagger on every other team.
And that's that.
Kairi Irving
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Dude the KB Center sounds nice af.
Can everyone spread this around on every social media platform?
This needs to be done.
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this shyt still doesn't feel real. i keep expecting to wake up and i keep cryin
SuaveyBoi115
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All of these ppl were convicted of something though.
ALonelyDad
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Life is fragile. Life is short. Dont live it up. But live it right.
Kobe dying is part of our childhood dying. I remember when his Adidas joints dropped and were impossible to get. Going to the mall and just staring at them mfers. Him on Moesha. Him winning the dunk contest. The 3 peat. The 81 points. Etc. He was a huge part of all our childhoods [30-35 crowd]
Kobe dying is part of our childhood dying. I remember when his Adidas joints dropped and were impossible to get. Going to the mall and just staring at them mfers. Him on Moesha. Him winning the dunk contest. The 3 peat. The 81 points. Etc. He was a huge part of all our childhoods [30-35 crowd]
BK The Great
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STAN JONES
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Fade Runner 2049
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Been trying to sleep for the past hour and keep coming back to this thread smh.
this didn’t really happen.
this didn’t really happen.
Poohdini
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Wow man
this musta been how the old heads felt when MJ passed
People in my fam that only watch the nba finals cause I watch it checkin in on me bout kobe and I ain’t even a Laker or Kobe stan
this is FCKN terrible man god damn
this musta been how the old heads felt when MJ passed
People in my fam that only watch the nba finals cause I watch it checkin in on me bout kobe and I ain’t even a Laker or Kobe stan
this is FCKN terrible man god damn