You are threatening me? Internet tough guy right there. Sorry you don’t agree with me on a subject, cupcake
There’s just no point in having this opinion at this time, unless you made up a new handle to do so and just enjoy the attention of being contrarian.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you all that much, but you had to know that posting this at this time would get you what you’re getting in response (and what you deserve to be honest). Enjoy it because it’s clearly what you’re after.
Not after anything. No I don’t expect to be threatened by unhinged lunatics simply because of a different opinion. I have a wife and three daughters. I have dealt with this shit with people close to me. Sorry, I don’t get the hero worship of him. It’s sad what happened to his daughter and everyone on the plane, but again I don’t get the hero worship.
to yourself at this point. It’s not worth expressing at this moment. Maybe later on? Whether it deserves to be brought up later is a valid question but it’s kind of silly to expect people to be ok with what you’re saying right now.
I suppose that’s happened a few times considering you just joined for this glorious moment.
"get the hero worship". It's more about sniping at people who are dealing with something traumatic and fresh. You are choosing this day to badger people who were fans of an iconic athlete. Awful.
This getting compared to the death of Princess Diana Â
Not after anything. No I don’t expect to be threatened by unhinged lunatics simply because of a different opinion. I have a wife and three daughters. I have dealt with this shit with people close to me. Sorry, I don’t get the hero worship of him. It’s sad what happened to his daughter and everyone on the plane, but again I don’t get the hero worship.
so what? other do view him as a hero. it is polite and decent to let them grieve without your vitriol.
Wow someone above clearly ran out of their medication Â
Have we ever seen someone who was one of the best players ever in their sport and super popular die in a tragic accident at such a young age? I’m trying to think of something similar but I just can’t.
There are a lot of shitty posts here. That one by section 125 isn't an example of that.
You think it's appropriate that one's first reaction to a death of an iconic figure is "boy, that would suck"?
Let's get real here.
Some people do use the expression "that sucks" to express profound disappointment.
I don't see the problem with that post.
Seems at best, apathetic and at worse, callous to me.
This is a very, very strange take...
Why? Because other people had more sincere, visceral reactions and one person didn't?
Because (a) there is absolutely nothing wrong with what he said and (b) what the fuck do you care what other people’s reactions are? And who are you to judge whether they are sincere enough? You’re being a weirdo.
Fuck you, Chris. Seriously, fuck you. Someone posts a thread on a tragedy and the first reaction is it would suck? Like it's a fucking trade or a shitty signing?
This conversation is over. It's disrespectful to the memory of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the other people who perished.
Get off your high horse. You're the one assuming he meant it in the same way as "a trade or shitty signing." No one else took it that way.
Everyone expresses and deals with grief differently. Sure, some people say things like "I express my sincere and deepest condolences," and that's fine. But for some that can feel too formal and cliche for something that really just strikes them on a deep visceral level, and maybe instead they feel they can't truly encapsulate how awful something feels other than to simply say "this fucking sucks."
This is the worst I've felt upon hearing the news of anyone famous passing away in my entire lifetime, and I'm especially heart-broken that his daughter was with him and perished as well. When I texted my friend about it I at one point said something like "it's all so fucking shitty," which is similar to saying it "sucks." Today does suck, a lot.
Can we all please move on? This thread has lost its meaning. Â
It’s always sad when we lose people, but watching how many people this has affected is heartbreaking. Kobe touched a lot of lives. Was an inspiration to nearly the entire league of basketball players...past and present.
Didn’t realize that games that were being played today started off with both teams taking a delay of game penalty - 24 seconds. Nice tribute. Had to be incredibly emotional for many to be able to play today. So sad for everyone on that helicopter.
One of those days you pray and hope TMZ jumped the gun Â
You and I have had good football discussion over the last few years. So I pose this as a friendly poster - Section 125 seems like a pretty good guy. I don't think his intentions were meant to be provocative or incendiary.
Section does seem like a good guy, but initially, that comment rubbed me the wrong way. However, I apologize to him if I misconstrued his post. Some people do express grief and shock in different manners and I should've considered that before jumping down his throat and reacting viscerally and rash. It's been a rough day and the last thing I want to do is be the morality police.
two parents, mom and dad died on that plane. The son i believe is a scout for the Sox. He is left with no parents and sister.
let that sink in when you make such shitty comments in a thread where people just are mourning 1 of the 9 people.
Why? No one who knew these people are going to see anything said here nor will it have any impact on those who lost the loved ones yesterday. This is just an anonymous message board where people express opinions. Let's not give it more importance than reality dictates
RE: RE: two kids died. 2.... and forget kobe for a second. Â
two parents, mom and dad died on that plane. The son i believe is a scout for the Sox. He is left with no parents and sister.
let that sink in when you make such shitty comments in a thread where people just are mourning 1 of the 9 people.
Why? No one who knew these people are going to see anything said here nor will it have any impact on those who lost the loved ones yesterday. This is just an anonymous message board where people express opinions. Let's not give it more importance than reality dictates
Still unreal. It's going to take some time to accept this. Two 13 years old too...
Just heartbreaking.
Hands down, yesterday was the saddest, most shocking day in sports I think I've ever experienced.
Kobe was a larger than life figure. He seemed invincible, this almost doesn't seem possible. You figured we'd be hearing his thoughts on the game for 40 more years
I loved watching his career. He was MJ for a younger generation of players and fans. His post-playing career was fascinating and inspiring, the work he was doing coaching youth basketball and teaching his daughter. It's hard to fathom, it's surreal. 9 lives lost, it's incredibly sad. Damnit
I have to be honest, I wouldn't call myself a fan of his,
but he was such a great competitor, similar to a Jordan
in that respect. As A Celts fan, watched some great battles. I saw how Doc had trouble speaking yesterday,
and I was moved by that too. I feel for Kobe's young family as well, RIP Kobe and his daughter.
the guy in the left corner of the photo was a baseball coach in Mass. I heard it on the news here locally.
First it was reported, there were five people, then nine.
Just a sad day!
I never was a huge fan of his, but I respected his abilities, the time he put into his craft, & his competitiveness.
And he admitted at first he sort of tuned out of basketball post retirement, but that his 13 year old helped bring his love back.
Yeah I was a huge fan, I'm 28 so he was a big part of my childhood. You never feel quite the same about your favorite athletes as you do when you're a kid growing up. So yesterday was definitely a punch to the gut thinking back on childhood and the fun times had watching Kobe.
But as you said, you didn't need to be a Kobe/Lakers fan to appreciate and respect him as a player. The dedication he put into basketball and all of his ventures in retirement was really great. He was a bit of a throwback athlete in that way, with that competitive spirit, win at all costs.
Definitely a "where were you when" kind of moment. And to think about his daughter being with him, along with seven others that have heartbroken families and friends mourning them today, it's difficult to even fathom. Such a tragedy. Life is short
pretty damn difficult to replicate the JFK thing. My parents remember it because they were at school and everything stopped and teachers were crying and a nation mourned.
I think it also depends on how you heard the news. I just got back from the grocery store and my wife told me what the news said. I probably won't remember that 5 years from now. I only remember a few notable deaths anyway, either because of the age i was or the location. For Thurman Munson, WPIX broke in with a special report. I was on the floor in the living room. For the Challenger, I was in a classroom watching live when it happened. When Michael Jackson died, my wife and I were in Munich and it came on the German news. When Whitney Houston died, I was in Hong Kong and an Irish Pub had it on the TV. When Robin Williams died, I was in Fargo, ND at a restaurant where the place gasped when it was announced.
Being at home and not hearing the news first hand, this will likely fade from memory.
am I comparing it to a President being assassinated. But I think you'd be hard pressed to find a more shocking sports related moment than this one. Before my time, but I imagine this is on a level similar to Thurman Munson. My dad still references that shock level.
but I vividly remember the Challenger explosion and when it happened, some people thought it was a planned thing, like losing a booster engine, but I looked at my teacher, and she knew what had happened and started to panic on how to react. Whether she should shut off the TV or let it play out.
When she turned to the assistant and started whispering, I knew what had happened.
My wife and I were dating when Princess Diana died Â
she lived in Brooklyn and I was in Queens, she was heading home from our date that night and I was walking back from the grocery store when a neighbor grabbed me, sobbing, and told me that Diana had died.
I don't think she was impressed with my reaction either. Not that I didn't feel bad for her or had anything against her, but I had zero connection. Mildly surprised was about where I'd put my grief level.
There’s just no point in having this opinion at this time, unless you made up a new handle to do so and just enjoy the attention of being contrarian.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you all that much, but you had to know that posting this at this time would get you what you’re getting in response (and what you deserve to be honest). Enjoy it because it’s clearly what you’re after.
I suppose that’s happened a few times considering you just joined for this glorious moment.
People who don’t even know much about basketball are feeling this. Truely sad.
so what? other do view him as a hero. it is polite and decent to let them grieve without your vitriol.
Then it kind of spiraled.
Hopefully we can get back on track and realize that the sports world lost a great.
And that multiple families lost husbands fathers sons wives mothers daughters etc.
This is about them.
Not us and our "hot takes".
Was the exact reaction I had as the story was being reported and pieced together.
You're an asshole because you want to make/are making an incident that many people are mourning about yourself.
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This is a spectacularly crappy comparison.
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being facetious?? It does suck that Kobe died.
There are a lot of shitty posts here. That one by section 125 isn't an example of that.
You think it's appropriate that one's first reaction to a death of an iconic figure is "boy, that would suck"?
Let's get real here.
Some people do use the expression "that sucks" to express profound disappointment.
I don't see the problem with that post.
Seems at best, apathetic and at worse, callous to me.
This is a very, very strange take...
Why? Because other people had more sincere, visceral reactions and one person didn't?
Because (a) there is absolutely nothing wrong with what he said and (b) what the fuck do you care what other people’s reactions are? And who are you to judge whether they are sincere enough? You’re being a weirdo.
Fuck you, Chris. Seriously, fuck you. Someone posts a thread on a tragedy and the first reaction is it would suck? Like it's a fucking trade or a shitty signing?
This conversation is over. It's disrespectful to the memory of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the other people who perished.
Get off your high horse. You're the one assuming he meant it in the same way as "a trade or shitty signing." No one else took it that way.
Everyone expresses and deals with grief differently. Sure, some people say things like "I express my sincere and deepest condolences," and that's fine. But for some that can feel too formal and cliche for something that really just strikes them on a deep visceral level, and maybe instead they feel they can't truly encapsulate how awful something feels other than to simply say "this fucking sucks."
This is the worst I've felt upon hearing the news of anyone famous passing away in my entire lifetime, and I'm especially heart-broken that his daughter was with him and perished as well. When I texted my friend about it I at one point said something like "it's all so fucking shitty," which is similar to saying it "sucks." Today does suck, a lot.
Didn’t realize that games that were being played today started off with both teams taking a delay of game penalty - 24 seconds. Nice tribute. Had to be incredibly emotional for many to be able to play today. So sad for everyone on that helicopter.
Pretty futile I was grasping at straws in hope against hope.
Rest In Peace to all those who perished.
Section does seem like a good guy, but initially, that comment rubbed me the wrong way. However, I apologize to him if I misconstrued his post. Some people do express grief and shock in different manners and I should've considered that before jumping down his throat and reacting viscerally and rash. It's been a rough day and the last thing I want to do is be the morality police.
I apologize.
people lost their lives. its tragic regardless of what you feel about a celebrity..
and yes you are an asshole.
"On Friday, Jones was asked why he chose to wear No. 8 among the many numbers offered to him by the Giants.
“Old Kobe, I guess,” he replied"
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Iverson... lol.
Life is effing crazy.
I will keep them all in my thoughts and prayers...
Just so that you are consistent, I presume you condemn our very own child rapist, LT.
9 people were taken from this world way too early and that’s just an absolutely horrible tragedy.
RIP to all of them. Prayers for their families and loved ones.
9 people were taken from this world way too early and that’s just an absolutely horrible tragedy.
RIP to all of them. Prayers for their families and loved ones.
Exactly. Amen.
let that sink in when you make such shitty comments in a thread where people just are mourning 1 of the 9 people.
I know they haven’t been on speaking terms
Just heartbreaking.
let that sink in when you make such shitty comments in a thread where people just are mourning 1 of the 9 people.
Why? No one who knew these people are going to see anything said here nor will it have any impact on those who lost the loved ones yesterday. This is just an anonymous message board where people express opinions. Let's not give it more importance than reality dictates
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two parents, mom and dad died on that plane. The son i believe is a scout for the Sox. He is left with no parents and sister.
let that sink in when you make such shitty comments in a thread where people just are mourning 1 of the 9 people.
Why? No one who knew these people are going to see anything said here nor will it have any impact on those who lost the loved ones yesterday. This is just an anonymous message board where people express opinions. Let's not give it more importance than reality dictates
wow
Just heartbreaking.
Yeah man...this is really sad. Those poor families and what they are going through right now.
Life is effing crazy.
Because of the kids, for me anyway.
I know they haven’t been on speaking terms
I didn’t know that. That would add another layer of sadness to this.
Just heartbreaking.
Hands down, yesterday was the saddest, most shocking day in sports I think I've ever experienced.
Kobe was a larger than life figure. He seemed invincible, this almost doesn't seem possible. You figured we'd be hearing his thoughts on the game for 40 more years
I loved watching his career. He was MJ for a younger generation of players and fans. His post-playing career was fascinating and inspiring, the work he was doing coaching youth basketball and teaching his daughter. It's hard to fathom, it's surreal. 9 lives lost, it's incredibly sad. Damnit
but he was such a great competitor, similar to a Jordan
in that respect. As A Celts fan, watched some great battles. I saw how Doc had trouble speaking yesterday,
and I was moved by that too. I feel for Kobe's young family as well, RIP Kobe and his daughter.
First it was reported, there were five people, then nine.
Just a sad day!
I never was a huge fan of his, but I respected his abilities, the time he put into his craft, & his competitiveness.
And he admitted at first he sort of tuned out of basketball post retirement, but that his 13 year old helped bring his love back.
I never was a huge fan of his, but I respected his abilities, the time he put into his craft, & his competitiveness.
And he admitted at first he sort of tuned out of basketball post retirement, but that his 13 year old helped bring his love back.
Yeah I was a huge fan, I'm 28 so he was a big part of my childhood. You never feel quite the same about your favorite athletes as you do when you're a kid growing up. So yesterday was definitely a punch to the gut thinking back on childhood and the fun times had watching Kobe.
But as you said, you didn't need to be a Kobe/Lakers fan to appreciate and respect him as a player. The dedication he put into basketball and all of his ventures in retirement was really great. He was a bit of a throwback athlete in that way, with that competitive spirit, win at all costs.
Definitely a "where were you when" kind of moment. And to think about his daughter being with him, along with seven others that have heartbroken families and friends mourning them today, it's difficult to even fathom. Such a tragedy. Life is short
I think it also depends on how you heard the news. I just got back from the grocery store and my wife told me what the news said. I probably won't remember that 5 years from now. I only remember a few notable deaths anyway, either because of the age i was or the location. For Thurman Munson, WPIX broke in with a special report. I was on the floor in the living room. For the Challenger, I was in a classroom watching live when it happened. When Michael Jackson died, my wife and I were in Munich and it came on the German news. When Whitney Houston died, I was in Hong Kong and an Irish Pub had it on the TV. When Robin Williams died, I was in Fargo, ND at a restaurant where the place gasped when it was announced.
Being at home and not hearing the news first hand, this will likely fade from memory.
When she turned to the assistant and started whispering, I knew what had happened.
I don't think she was impressed with my reaction either. Not that I didn't feel bad for her or had anything against her, but I had zero connection. Mildly surprised was about where I'd put my grief level.