I cant believe my nikka Kobe is gone man
When my son is old enough to like basketball, I will have to explain to him that his daddy’s favorite player died tragically
Breh I hope we can get to a point where we enjoy Kobe post death like we enjoy Michael Jackson and his music. When we hear Michael Jackson songs you never think about him being gone because the music resonates. The music is so much of a cultural phenomenon that people talk about him like he’s a presence.
We know he’s gone but he did so much quality shyt that you can’t deny how good it makes you feel. He was part of so many eras and shined in all of them. Even kids who weren’t born when he was rockin know he’s special.
And that’s what the gatekeepers of Kobe’s legacy have to try to do. The praise and admiration has to extend beyond this shock period we are trying to cope with. How it happens, I don’t know but we will torture ourselves by being drowned in the tragedy.
this tragedy is a big thing; a monumental shift but it isn’t the sum of who this dude was. We saw a great career from start to finish and it should be looked at for how great it is.