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Roberto Clemente might be the most famous before Kobe. Died in a plane crash while delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Two time World Series champion and mvp, 3000 hits, first Latin American/Caribbean baseball player in the mlb hall of fame, was awarded the presidential medal of freedom posthumously. And has been put forward for canonization with no small degree of support to the Catholic Church as a saint.
The NBA began giving out the MVP trophy in 1956. Of all the recipients, only 3 are not with us.
Wilt, Moses, and Kobe. He was supposed to grow old and gray and sit courtside at Lakers games with his grandchildren. He was supposed to take his daughter Gianna on her first day of school to UCONN on a basketball scholarship. He was supposed to walk his daughters down the aisle. He was supposed to at least be old enough to hear Capri say "Daddy" for the first time.
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As a Lakers fan for 40 years, this hurts and resonates much more than a tragedy like this should. We watched him grow up. We watched him go from a boy to a man, and felt a sense of pride to see what he was doing after basketball. An academy award, a best selling book, 2 sports academies, mentoring countless athletes both in and out of basketball.
Wilt, Moses, and Kobe. He was supposed to grow old and gray and sit courtside at Lakers games with his grandchildren. He was supposed to take his daughter Gianna on her first day of school to UCONN on a basketball scholarship. He was supposed to walk his daughters down the aisle. He was supposed to at least be old enough to hear Capri say "Daddy" for the first time.
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As a Lakers fan for 40 years, this hurts and resonates much more than a tragedy like this should. We watched him grow up. We watched him go from a boy to a man, and felt a sense of pride to see what he was doing after basketball. An academy award, a best selling book, 2 sports academies, mentoring countless athletes both in and out of basketball.
Funnily enough I looked at my dad after I found out what happened with Kobe and though oh this is what he felt when Scirea passed
It still seems so unimaginable that someone like Kobe is gone, he was just so immense and larger than life, transcendent, he was a part of the fabric of life for so many of us. It's just bizarre and looking at his face I just can't comprehend that he is gone.
It still seems so unimaginable that someone like Kobe is gone, he was just so immense and larger than life, transcendent, he was a part of the fabric of life for so many of us. It's just bizarre and looking at his face I just can't comprehend that he is gone.
