It was like time stood still on Sunday when the initial reports came pouring in that NBA legend Kobe Bryant had passed in a helicopter crash. It had to be fake, right? People always tweet out stuff like this to get attention. There’s just no way.
Unfortunately, multiple news outlets confirmed that Bryant had passed on Sunday at age 41 and it is a sad day for everybody. The majority of the NBA grew up on watching Bryant nail midrange jumpers and hit unreal game-winners as well as winning multiple championships with his iconic scowl.
His abrupt passing is taking its toll on the Philadelphia 76ers. A lot of the players on the roster are at the age where they wanted to emulate Bryant’s incredible game. Guys like Tobias Harris, Joel Embiid, and others expressed their shock in the news.
Wow!!! 🤬🤬🤬 no no no!!
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) January 26, 2020
Embiid then mentioned that Bryant was the reason he even started playing basketball.
Man I don’t even know where to startðŸ˜ðŸ˜ I started playing ball because of KOBE after watching the 2010 finals. I had never watched ball before that and that finals was the turning point of my life. I WANTED TO BE LIKE KOBE. I’m so FREAKING SAD right now!!!!
RIP LEGEND
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 26, 2020
Even young Furkan Korkmaz could not believe the news when he heard it.
Please tell me that is not true..
— Furkan Korkmaz (@FurkanKorkmaz) January 26, 2020
The Sixers do not play again until Tuesday as they try and recover from this heartbreaking news. [lawrence-related id=24282,24274,24265]