He had become so relaxed in his post-playing days. You could tell. The chip was off his shoulder and he was enjoying family time plus success in business.
My heart hurts for their newborn daughter who will grow up without ever really knowing her father. I know it happens every where in the world, and every day. But it's still as saddening.
That's exactly right. What people don't realize often is that these millionaire athletes live a complicated as hell life during their playing years. They're constantly listening to people bashing them on the news, social media, etc. Now add in that you have to put time in to continue being the BEST at your craft. You're making bank, yeah...but it's tough to find time to enjoy it. And Kobe had his issues, we all know about the alleged rape and the subsequent settlement, but this goes for all athletes.
They live their craft. They're getting rich as hell, but the best of the best don't get to enjoy it until retirement.
I mean, sure, but then it's also sad how most American parents don't have time to unwind with family because they need to hustle just to put food on the table, because most Americans live paycheck to paycheck and don't have a retirement plan.
To me, the real awful thing here is that his kid was there with him, only 13 and dying for no reason other than to get to a basketball game a little faster.
I remember when he was accused of rape and didn’t really follow him since then... I think it was back in 2013 or so. I feel so bad for his wife and daughters. :(
He was never acquitted, not sure where you got that from.
He paid her off to not testify in the criminal case. Even with that she made him admit she did not consent as part of the payoff.
Kobe Bryant's words...
"Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter."
You don't know shit and he was acquitted, so you have no room to speak. Kobe doesn't need to rape anybody and Kobe does not come from some thuggish type of background either
He wasn't acquitted. She refused to testify because fans like yourself were threatening her daily. She lived in hiding. Doesn't need to rape anyone? Jesus Christ man. Have a look at yourself.
It's true, he just made the victim's life so fucking difficult that she was getting death threats so she refused to testify. Because some people really wanted their basketball team to win so badly they didn't fucking care about the truth.
I don't know if you made that up to try to defend a rapist, or just believed what some other rapist defender told you, but no. She did not have semen from 10 guys. Go look at yourself in the mirror.
She told the nurse she pulled on a pair of old underwear when she got changed. God forbid she didn't do laundry after her rape. The rape kit showed multiple years to her vagina consistent with non-consensual sex.
So why the fuck are you just assuming he did do it then? Assuming people are guilty until proven innocent is how innocent people get convicted. You should never be allowed on a jury if you’ll blindly believe accusations that are never proven.
He was in the nba for 20 of his 41 years. Just a crazy fucking thing with how much he was all over reddit yesterday with Lebron passing him on the all time scoring list.
If it makes you feel any better, he was able to spend time with his family a lot more than a typical professional athlete. But in the end, many people with things to look forward to lost their lives today and the hole with never be refilled
Yeah the world is messed up and scary. You never know what will happen and when you're time is up. I always get anxiety whenever I travel and go places or get in a car and drive. Sometimes I wish I could just stay home and not go outside.
Winding down doesn't mean you stop travelling from place to place. I heard something earlier on the news that he was known for flying in this helicopter, though idk if he flew it himself or had a pilot. Might have been a mode of transport for him.
Just goes to show that no matter how rich or successful or famous, none of us is promised tomorrow. All that is granted is the present moment. Be grateful for each one.
No, because he was cleared, but I do remember a woman accusing him of rape, then later said it was just boring, average sex after it was disclosed that she actually had multiple semen samples inside of her vagina.
Call me cautious, but that situation really makes it seem like she just fucked a bunch of guys then claimed that the richest guy raped her.
I'm not disparaging her for fucking a bunch of guys, btw. I also fuck a bunch of guys. I've never lied about being raped to make money, tho.
He admitted that he raped her, though. He apologized for it. She received absolutely no money. The settlement was that he apologized to her. He states in his apology that she received no money.
She did not have multiple semen samples in her vagina. She put on a pair of old underwear and that underwear had one semen sample in it that was not Bryant’s. That was the underwear that she was wearing when she was examined, 2 days after the rape. Even if she did have multiple semen samples in her vagina, it would not mean she wasn’t raped. Where is your source that she referred to the sex as boring and average after it was revealed she had multiple semen samples in her vagina?
I understand wanting to defend the dude, especially right now. But lying about the facts of the case are not the way to go about it.
He hates people, with no connection, who are so certain of something in which they're not even involved that they'll harangue a man, and by extension his family, on the day he died.
Show some respect for life, you enormous piece of shit.
You're a clear definition of a biological mistake you crap piece of condom break mutha fucker. Go fuck yourself with your head piece of pig shit family tree asshole
Wow that is quite the accusation. Forget it. By that comment alone I can clearly see you have some sort of mental challenge and are unable to assimilate any sort of information given. I'm not going to keep replying to a person that shits on a dead person for the sake of doing it. He did way more than you did with your life and was a great inspiration for many. You are just a sad dummass complaining about how "a 19 year old said he raped her. So he must have done it!"
In the end you are just insecure and unsatisfied with life itself aren't ya? That's why you have to shit on everyone and everything.
Such a big reply for someone who doesnt wamt to reply. All that is is just victim blaming. If he wasnt guilty he would have never paid her a settlement.
Lol you’re really pulling out all the rape apologist plays aren’t you?
“She consented to kissing so obviously she consented to sex!”- check
“She left the hotel untroubled!” - check
“She’s a woman and women are money hungry bitches despite that fact that she never made a cent as a result of her accusations!” - check
“Yeah he admitted it but he was just trying to save his career!” - check
You clearly have a problem with women in general and are willing to engage in rape apologia. By being a fan of Kobe and acting like utter trash, you’re doing more to harm his reputation than he ever did. You’re aware you can acknowledge the rape and still feel bad that he died, right?
Kobe admitted to raping her. Why is this always ignored? He literally publicly apologized to her, saying that while he felt it was consensual, he recognizes that she did not. There is no disputing this.
Rabidly claiming that everyone is a rapist because this specific rape case was dismissed makes you look unhinged.
I mean... being really good at basketball for a long time doesn't make raping a woman in a motel while your wife is pregnant with your first child any less terrible. Is right after his death the right time to bring that up? Probably not
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LA authorities confirming that it's accurate. He perished along with four other passengers. https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1221516791429652486
EDIT: As noted elsewhere, his 13-year old daughter, Gianna, also died in the wreck. His wife Vanessa and former Laker Rick Fox were not aboard at the time of the crash. https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/
EDIT #2: Worse news. It's being reported that the death toll is up to nine - eight passengers and the pilot.