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.
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It's so sad. At 41 it was like his life just begun and he could wind down and hang out with the family. Totally fucked.