Shocking is not the right word to describe it. There has to be something more. Really, there is no word with enough gravity, and power, to truly explain what this loss means for the NBA, it’s fans, pop culture, and of course his family. From OKC Thunder fans to Orlando Magic fans, certainly, L.A. Laker fans and everyone in between were all touched by Kobe.
As I type this at the age of 22, roughly the age of most of the NBA’s high power stars it feels like, I remember just how much everyone in my age group idolized Kobe.