Kobe Bryant and others Dead in Helicopter crash
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people REALLY trying to hate on lebron for MOT being the center of attention during Kobe memorial
WinTentireF???!!!!!
This is weird, weird for them to question him and weird because it’s simple yes or no question. At the same token, it’s none of their business.
I did find it strange not to see him, but I think he was there. I forgot which speaker looked down while mentioning Lebron.
Maybe he requested not to have the cameras film him?
I could be wrong.
People really need to step away from the internet and think about the things they do. It's disgusting. The gossip, the rumors, the speculating....I just don't understand it.
Diana mentioned his fade away when talking about Gigi'sThis is weird, weird for them to question him and weird because it’s simple yes or no question. At the same token, it’s none of their business.
I did find it strange not to see him, but I think he was there. I forgot which speaker looked down while mentioning Lebron.
Maybe he requested not to have the cameras film him?
I could be wrong.
Good memory!
And I’d I remember correctly, she looked in his direction. But I could be wrong, that’s just what I remember.
She did. But I don't recall them showing him.
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he did.
^^^^^
these are the SAME people who are killing Gayle, crying, retweeting, #girldad, saying they gonna CHANGE their lives and mindset to honor Kobe, mamba mentality, Jay Williams was so WISE to talk forgiveness...
but LESS than a month later?
criticizing his wife, gossiping about his parents and siblings, criticizing Lebron, saying his wife is LUCKY now that she has all that money..
I know i know this ain't EVERYBODY
but it damn sure FEELS like a WHOLE lot of people in this cesspool.
and many are even here.
so how about THAT?
LeBron James: 'Never going to be a closure' over Kobe Bryant's death
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"Emotionally a wreck, like everyone else," James said after shootaround Tuesday morning in preparation for a game against the New Orleans Pelicans. "Another challenging day for all of us. Like you've been hearing me talk about the last couple times you guys asked me about the whole situation, it's just been hard to kind of talk about it. Trying not to go back. It's just tough."
It was unclear whether James attended the ceremony, which took place nearly one month after Bryant and Gianna were among nine people to die in a helicopter crash. James' agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that it was an emotional day for James and that he spent the memorial "in his own space." Despite prompting, Paul did not clarify whether James was in the building.
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"I respect your question, for sure, but it's very emotional. A very emotional day. A very tough day for myself, for my family, for everyone involved," James said. "One thing I can come out of it saying is how strong and how bold and how powerful Vanessa is. To stand up there the way she did, to give that speech the way she gave that speech. I commend her.
"My heart is with their family still. With his three daughters that are still here. With his wife. With his mom and dad and his sisters. It was just a very difficult day. Obviously a celebration, but it was a difficult day for all of us. So I appreciate it. If we could move on to tonight, that would be great."
James was asked whether the celebration could provide some closure for a Los Angeles Lakers team that has 27 regular-season games remaining until the franchise makes its return to the postseason for the first time in six years.
"It's never a closure. It's never going to be a closure," James said. "I mean, we continue to live on his legacy and continue to have our hearts heavy with both sadness and with happiness for his family that are still here. So it's not a closure. But it was a celebration which was well received from not only the Laker faithful, not only the family here, but everybody around the world."
In the aftermath of Bryant's death, James told ESPN it was the "toughest week of my life." James struck a similar chord when asked about the ceremony following the Lakers' win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
"I don't want to keep going back on it," James said at the time. "I think it's unfair and it's unjust to his family, as they're trying to move on. We're all trying to move on -- but also know that he's with us. His jersey is sitting in my locker right now. But it just puts me in a difficult mindset when I continue to harp on it. ... I'm trying to [stop], if you can respect that."
Still, James allowed follow-up questions on Tuesday for further thoughts on the ceremony.
He said that hearing Michael Jordan elaborate on the special dynamic between him and Bryant did not surprise him.
"It's well documented how their relationship was," James said. "Mike is always looked at as like big brother to Kobe from the beginning. We've all seen that from the first time that they played in Chicago. ... So we all know that."
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"Emotionally a wreck, like everyone else," James said after shootaround Tuesday morning in preparation for a game against the New Orleans Pelicans. "Another challenging day for all of us. Like you've been hearing me talk about the last couple times you guys asked me about the whole situation, it's just been hard to kind of talk about it. Trying not to go back. It's just tough."
It was unclear whether James attended the ceremony, which took place nearly one month after Bryant and Gianna were among nine people to die in a helicopter crash. James' agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that it was an emotional day for James and that he spent the memorial "in his own space." Despite prompting, Paul did not clarify whether James was in the building.
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"I respect your question, for sure, but it's very emotional. A very emotional day. A very tough day for myself, for my family, for everyone involved," James said. "One thing I can come out of it saying is how strong and how bold and how powerful Vanessa is. To stand up there the way she did, to give that speech the way she gave that speech. I commend her.
"My heart is with their family still. With his three daughters that are still here. With his wife. With his mom and dad and his sisters. It was just a very difficult day. Obviously a celebration, but it was a difficult day for all of us. So I appreciate it. If we could move on to tonight, that would be great."
James was asked whether the celebration could provide some closure for a Los Angeles Lakers team that has 27 regular-season games remaining until the franchise makes its return to the postseason for the first time in six years.
"It's never a closure. It's never going to be a closure," James said. "I mean, we continue to live on his legacy and continue to have our hearts heavy with both sadness and with happiness for his family that are still here. So it's not a closure. But it was a celebration which was well received from not only the Laker faithful, not only the family here, but everybody around the world."
In the aftermath of Bryant's death, James told ESPN it was the "toughest week of my life." James struck a similar chord when asked about the ceremony following the Lakers' win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
"I don't want to keep going back on it," James said at the time. "I think it's unfair and it's unjust to his family, as they're trying to move on. We're all trying to move on -- but also know that he's with us. His jersey is sitting in my locker right now. But it just puts me in a difficult mindset when I continue to harp on it. ... I'm trying to [stop], if you can respect that."
Still, James allowed follow-up questions on Tuesday for further thoughts on the ceremony.
He said that hearing Michael Jordan elaborate on the special dynamic between him and Bryant did not surprise him.
"It's well documented how their relationship was," James said. "Mike is always looked at as like big brother to Kobe from the beginning. We've all seen that from the first time that they played in Chicago. ... So we all know that."
Scott Boras to honor Kobe's wish, grant internship
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Baseball superagent Scott Boras told the Los Angeles Times that he will create an internship for the teenage daughter of John Altobelli, the Orange Coast College baseball coach who, along with Bryant and his daughter Gianna, was among the nine people killed in last month's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
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During Monday's memorial service for the Bryants at Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka told the story of texting with the NBA legend just minutes before his death. While in the air, Bryant reached out to see whether Pelinka had ties to a baseball agent because he wanted to set up his friend's daughter with an internship.
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That friend was Altobelli and the daughter was 16-year-old Lexi.
"Kobe's last human activity was heroic," Pelinka said. "He wanted to use his platform to bless and shape another's life."
According to the Times, Pelinka reached out to Boras about a potential position for Lexi in the days after Bryant's death.
The internship will be created, Boras told the newspaper, and will include Lexi gaining experience in "marketing, baseball operations, sports science and office administration," among other areas, at his company.
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Baseball superagent Scott Boras told the Los Angeles Times that he will create an internship for the teenage daughter of John Altobelli, the Orange Coast College baseball coach who, along with Bryant and his daughter Gianna, was among the nine people killed in last month's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
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During Monday's memorial service for the Bryants at Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka told the story of texting with the NBA legend just minutes before his death. While in the air, Bryant reached out to see whether Pelinka had ties to a baseball agent because he wanted to set up his friend's daughter with an internship.
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That friend was Altobelli and the daughter was 16-year-old Lexi.
"Kobe's last human activity was heroic," Pelinka said. "He wanted to use his platform to bless and shape another's life."
According to the Times, Pelinka reached out to Boras about a potential position for Lexi in the days after Bryant's death.
The internship will be created, Boras told the newspaper, and will include Lexi gaining experience in "marketing, baseball operations, sports science and office administration," among other areas, at his company.
You helped support this "scrutinize anything", "tear them down to build the next one up" mentality for years up here bruh. Now that your favorite player has died, the media, some fans and society are giving him that same "nigga" treatment, you scream foul? Cmon man.
Nigga he should have came fuck all that. If that's your boy you go to the niggas funeral. If Vanessa can do it he could. Fuckin AD was there.....
He was there
Believe he was sitting behind AD in a black hoody
No he wasn't bro....
That was Ron Artest....
So was Diana talking too?
I’m with you, I saw that too and figured he was there and requested not to be on camera.
Looks like other members thought she was talking to “Lebrauwn Jaymez”...
Still feel so unreal that he die!!...RIP to Kobe, his daughter and the other victims that lost their lives!!
RIP!!...
RIP!!...
Not sure but it wasn't LeBron because he did not go.
It wasn't him.I’m with you, I saw that too and figured he was there and requested not to be on camera.
Looks like other members thought she was talking to “Lebrauwn Jaymez”...