Kobe

On the 26th January 2020, the entire world came to a halt. News of the NBA Legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, filled the news and social media cycles. Fans filled the timeline with a series of sadness and confusion. No one believed it. I couldn’t believe it. 

Kobe played an important life in my childhood. Everything in my life surrounded around Kobe and the Lakers. He was the first person that I would’ve firstly officially “stan”. Just to be able to sit down and watch a game and see how he had such an impact on the court, pushed me into loving this sport called basketball. At this moment I’ve been trying to express how this sudden death made me feel. It’s not like he was someone who lived down the road, and would knock on the door and say “taiin true” but it still feels like that. 

Kobe the basketball player was great. A legend. He has brought a mentality to game of basketball that I’ve seen a lot of players in my generation mold their game off. However, Kobe the father, Kobe the businessman and Kobe the man had a different impact especially after his retirement. The way he pushed for various causes, especially women in sports, just added to how much I respected him as a human being. Down to how he and his daughter Gigi interracted on and off the court, to a point they became viral meme, it was beautiful. 

As I continue to struggle to express on the loss of my hero, I just want to say one thing. Number 8 and Number 24 will continue to live on. Rest In Eternal Peace Kobe!