[Mick]

Very tragic indeed, especially for the family members that are faced with the loss. Mom and three daughters, two older kids of the baseball coach's family.

Also interesting how much glowing press Kobe is receiving, yet nary a mention of his little "metoo" issue in the summer of 2003. Accused of sexually assaulting a 19 year old maid in a hotel, settled out of court. From wikipedia:

"When asked about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to "strangling" her during the encounter, stating that he held her "from the back" "around her neck", that strangling during sex was his "thing" and that he had a pattern of strangling a different sex partner (not his wife) during their recurring sexual encounters."

Not only did most journalists not mention it, but the WaPo suspended a journalist who tweeted about it:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/j...ngton-post

Also, Bob Costas got some grief for mentioning it:
https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/kob...00127.html

Mother Jones mentioned it:
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/0...ter-crash/

LA Times mentioned it:
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/202...sault-case

NPR reported it:
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/26/799716293...pter-crash

NY Times reported it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/sport...tuary.html

[Mick]

Very tragic indeed, especially for the family members that are faced with the loss. Mom and three daughters, two older kids of the baseball coach's family.

Also interesting how much glowing press Kobe is receiving, yet nary a mention of his little "metoo" issue in the summer of 2003. Accused of sexually assaulting a 19 year old maid in a hotel, settled out of court. From wikipedia:

"When asked about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to "strangling" her during the encounter, stating that he held her "from the back" "around her neck", that strangling during sex was his "thing" and that he had a pattern of strangling a different sex partner (not his wife) during their recurring sexual encounters."

Not only did most journalists not mention it, but the WaPo suspended a journalist who tweeted about it:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/j...ngton-post

Also, Bob Costas got some grief for mentioning it:
https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/kob...00127.html

Mother Jones mentioned it:
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/0...ter-crash/

LA Times mentioned it:
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/202...sault-case

NPR reported it:
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/26/799716293...pter-crash

NY Times reported it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/sport...tuary.html