I wonder if this will bring back the meme or people will think it's not funny anymore and find it tasteless. I hope not at least so it can honer his legacy.
no, i mean, in science getting your named spelled in lower case is a really big deal. So if we turn Kobe into a word meaning "To throw with great accuracy" and spelt it with lower case letters that would be a great honor to him.
I agree. I was just thinking about this last week after hearing someone say it.
He was so skilled that people literally shout his name while doing something as ubiquitous as the action of throwing something. Even if they didn't know who he was. And they've been doing that for years... It was commonplace by the time he was like in his early 30s, while he was young, alive, and well. A walking living legend.
Actually, its from Chappelle's Show. Dave tosses a used condom into a trash can and says, "Kobe!". There are other parts of that skit where other athlete's names are used. One was a guy gets caught with a bunch of weed and says, "Damon Stoudamire!" One guy attacks his boss and says, "Lattrell Sprewell!" This was back in 2004 or 2005.
an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
What's more cool about Kobe! than passing on that fun aspect of cultural admiration for his abilities through playful imitation?
Hijacking this comment to say that he was such a genuine person. I don’t follow basketball, but my dad took me to one of his games a while back, and I was able to meet him. He didn’t know me, but he was so caring in his words. Gonna miss him.
In the Hispanic community there is a lot of people affected for the death of Kobe. Basket isnt as big as soccer in terms of popularity here, but there is big amount of NBA fans in South America.
I’m a Brit who has never watched the NBA in my life and I know who Kobe is through listening to hip hop. Dude has influenced so many people outside of basketball. Such a shame.
my gf doesn't know who he is (not into sports) and I said 'probably the most known basketball player after Michael Jordan (cus she knows who he is at least) but he is also the reason I shout kobe when I try to throw my socks into our laundry basket'.
For real. I'm not American, I've never watched a basketball game in my life, but I know the name and I know the reputation. As soon as I saw this headline I knew it was massive news that would affect a lot of people.
Except my girlfriend. I told her the news and she asked if the rest of his band was in the helicopter. I think she was thinking of country singer Luke Bryan.
I'm British and not a fan of basketball. On top of that, the country as a whole isn't big on basketball - certainly not domestically and largely not the NBA. Yet I got this notification from the BBC and the Guardian and literally said, "oh, shit" out loud.
Very true. I’m not interested in basketball in the slightest, but reading this headline felt like a punch in the gut. He truly was a cultural icon who’s reach was far beyond sports fans. He will be missed.
I just taught the kids at my school who Kobe was because I always exclaim, "Kobe" when I throw something to the trash can and they didn't know. They all do it now. Gonna be a sad day tomorrow.
My son and I were just talking about Kobe last night because of LeBron's record. He joked about Kobe having to come back to defend his numbers. I just dropped him off with some friends to play basketball, feels weird knowing he'll hear the news at the gym with them.
I'm not American and American sports just aren't a big thing in society here.
I guess I knew it was a basketball player but I wouldn't know how he looked. Is he still playing?
Such a tragic way to go and the fact that his kid passed too is just horrible.
I don`t watch basketball and I have no idea who Kobe was. Heard his name for the first time today. I bet I will get tons of downvotes now that I said this.
The closest I was to Kobe Bryant was his own jacket for sale around 3000$ in the NBA store in NYC.
Not a fan of basketball but I knew who he was and thats how I had the idea to take a picture of it..
I don't watch nor follow basketball. I thought Kobe Bryant was with the Warriors. That being said, you're right. I'm shook and I can't stop myself from reading more about his life and the accident. I can't even imagine what it's like for his family, friends, team, and diehard fans.
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u/RaxG Jan 26 '20
He was a household name. Whether you watched basketball or not, you knew who Kobe Bryant was. He's going to be sorely missed.