Kobe and Gigi Bryant Memorial Thread (RIP)
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Terrell Owens was born in 1973 breh
Saquon Barkley gave Kobe his flowers while he was still alive.
Here was Kobe's response:
Thank God for the current generation of athletes for giving Kobe his props while he was still alive. I'm sure Kobe was happy to see how much he influenced this generation. So many athletes like Saquon were inspired by Kobe and they let him know that while he was still alive. All Kobe's death has done is show the media what we already knew. That this generation of athletes worshiped Kobe.
Here was Kobe's response:
Thank God for the current generation of athletes for giving Kobe his props while he was still alive. I'm sure Kobe was happy to see how much he influenced this generation. So many athletes like Saquon were inspired by Kobe and they let him know that while he was still alive. All Kobe's death has done is show the media what we already knew. That this generation of athletes worshiped Kobe.
T.O. is right there with em but I got Randy slightly higher. And Jerry got all the records so you gotta give him his respect.
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Did this really happen? Still doesn’t feel real.
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When this thread gets unstickied 
When this thread gets unstickied
The R.I.P Nipsey thread was Stickied for a cool minute too
Jus got home, and turned the game on. Life’s somewhat back to normal for me, then I see the 8 and 24 on the court and it all comes back
Your post got me searching through teammates from that period, Powell also took it hard.
Adam Morrison also had good things to say, dude was tearing up near the end. Kobe always defended the guy when people were mocking him (see the Kimmel clip where they showed his "highlights") but apparently when Morrison was out of the league and facing tough times he got a signed jersey of his favorite soccer player from Kobe. Out of the blue stuff that shows you the kind of person he was
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The only thing that has made me feel better about this tragedy is the fact I know Kobe got his flowers from his peers and his fans. Just the night before bron praised him for like 20 minutes. Kobe died knowing exactly how much love and respect people had for him which is awesome.
Yup, and on TV I've seen all the late 90s/early 2000s teammates taking it hard as well. Those 08-10 teams hit a lil different because he was like a big brother to them nikkas. They looked up to him.
Shaq & Kobe on a song together....
Crazy that I never heard this song before. Kobe actually snapped on the track. Bars sounded like they coulda been from Rakim.
Crazy that I never heard this song before. Kobe actually snapped on the track. Bars sounded like they coulda been from Rakim.
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The only thing that’s gonna heal the pain is time. It might not be any time soon but eventually you’ll be back to normal again. I think the first week is important to connect with others and grieve together. And that’s why this thread was such a huge help in dealing with this shyt. Cause I know everybody is feeling the same exact shyt I am. Doesn’t matter what you try to occupy your mind with, there’s nothing that’s gonna fill that void you’re feeling right now.Jus got home, and turned the game on. Life’s somewhat back to normal for me, then I see the 8 and 24 on the court and it all comes back
But I think everybody’s at the point where they’re ready to deal with it on their own. That’s where I’m at now. I kinda just been in my own world the past couple days. The way I’m dealing with it is by listening to Kobe interviews. It does bring a mixture of feelings cause he’s talking a lot about his future. But he’s also dropping a lot of wisdom.
Listening to this interview he did with Kendrick. And he said “Fast forward 20 years. If basketball is the greatest thing I’ve done with my life then I’ve failed”....that shyt fukked me up but at the same time it hit so deep. Type of shyt that penetrates the soul. He also said “it’s always easier to go with what is”.....basically saying it’s always easier to go with what you know instead of challenging yourself to build something new. There’s so much content out there of Kobe just dropping jewels. I’m actually excited to go through it all. I feel like it’s helping me a lot.