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canadianhurricane
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I wasnt much of a Kobe fan when he played. Putting up 81 against my Raptors and dry snitching on Shaq made him public enemy #1 for me. I respected just how much he believed in himself and that fact that he never shied away from the MJ comparisons (unlike a young Vince carter but that's another story). 1b or all time in my books!
I definitely gained alot of respect for him in retirement as I saw that he appeared to genuinely enjoy mentoring the young guys. Seeing him with his daughters at NBA/WNBA games won me over.
Sad sad day for all the families. I couldn't imagine the pain they are in.
Prayers up!
I definitely gained alot of respect for him in retirement as I saw that he appeared to genuinely enjoy mentoring the young guys. Seeing him with his daughters at NBA/WNBA games won me over.
Sad sad day for all the families. I couldn't imagine the pain they are in.
Prayers up!
Suhrthing
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Yeah this situation is f'ed. But Kobe is not a pilot; he paid good $$ to those who are to make those decisions. Sad all around.
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Don’t only hug them. Teach them not to do incredibly stupid **** and put their family in harm’s way.
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Bro, I don’t have to be a pilot to know I ain’t putting my little daughter in a tin box in insane fog like that.
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UMercury21
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talks about women playing in NBA, ends up in a crash few days later......................... hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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This sh*t hurt right here man, No kobe wasn’t my favorite basketball player growing up but I respected The **** out of his mentality and just admired his game in general. Lost an icon today. Prayers to All of the families affected in this tragedy
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Lapse in judgement, ignorance, false sense of immortality... whatever it was, obviously he didn’t quite understand the danger. I’m sure he would die a thousand deaths to spare her.. as would any good Dad.
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Suhrthing
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Fair enough. I know nothing about this crash, possibly its was 100% pilot related or 100% weather related. Seems crazy to me in 2020 a plane/helicopter can just fly into a hill.
But my point, after 25 years of trusting professionals to handle you sh*t, a foggy helicopter ride is probably normal.
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I wouldn’t take chances like that with my kid ever. The risk isn’t worth it for a kids’ basketball practice. Helicopters are dangerous on a nice day. It’s one thing if you’re gravely injured and you need a helicopter to get to the hospital; it’s another to jump in one just for the **** of it on a super foggy day.
Super sad **** for that **** poor kid. I can’t imagine how bad her mom feels or even the guilt she feels for letting her get in that tin box. That **** will destroy her forever.
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This is just incredible:
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His memorabilia is going for insane prices on eBay right now:
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He's been traveling in a Helicopter for nearly 20 years now, it's out of the ordinary from him to travel that way. Tom Brady does too.
It was on the stupid ****** pilot who turned the Heli around & flew into the Mountain at too high an altitude & going too fast.
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She's been flying with Kobe since she was a little girl... It wasn't unusual for them to take their Heli around to from places.
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Are helicopters dangerous? A comparison with planes, trains and cars - The Points Guy
The answer, based on a TPG analysis of a decade of safety data: Like almost every other mode of transportation, flying in a helicopter is considerably more dangerous than airline travel. But it’s far safer than riding in a car.
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Are helicopters dangerous? A comparison with planes, trains and cars - The Points Guy
The answer, based on a TPG analysis of a decade of safety data: Like almost every other mode of transportation, flying in a helicopter is considerably more dangerous than airline travel. But it’s far safer than riding in a car.thepointsguy.com
Queen Elizabeth uses the same style heli to get around as well.
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