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Originally Posted by Sunderfury
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Some sports caster compared his death to the JFK assassination, just like when he was killed everyone will remember what they were doing when they heard Kobe Bryant was killed.
That was one of the more outlandish statements I heard. It's a tragedy no doubt, but ease up on the hyperbole.
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Yikes. I think a more relevant comparison would be Dale Earnhardt. Both were generational talents in their respective sports. Anyone who followed stock car racing can tell you where they were when Earnhardt crashed and died. And 20 years from now, the same can be said of diehard fans of basketball. I can't recall an athlete of the United States passing so tragically and suddenly since Earnhardt. Maybe there was, but I can't remember.
As a Celtics fan, I didn't much care for Kobe during his years in the league, but I respected his ability on the court. He was great. I don't think he was the greatest Laker of all-time (1. Kareem 2. Magic 3. Kobe 4. Shaq 5. West), but he was, without a doubt, the greatest Laker in the last 25 years. I can't imagine how his wife and surviving daughters feel right now.
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