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NBA star Kobe Bryant dead at 41 - Communities from 2K and EA Sports share condolences online.

NBA star Kobe Bryant dead at 41 – Communities from 2K and EA Sports share condolences online.

13 year old Daughter Gianna Bryant was also killed with nine passengers in a helicopter accident.

  • Clement Goh Clement Goh
  • January 26, 2020
  • 2 Minute Read

Retired Los Angeles Lakers player and NBA five-time champion Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter accident in Calabasas early Sunday. 

A report by TMZ Sports confirmed Bryant and his daughter Gianna were flying to the Mamba Academy when the vehicle’s engines reportedly sputtered and crashed.

Officials stated there were no survivors among the pilot and eight others on board the helicopter.

Fans around the world posted their grievances online, including the video game community and NBA 2K who thanked Bryant for his impact “on and off the court.”

RIP to a Legend. Thank you for your many contributions on and off the court. You are greatly missed.

Posted by NBA 2K on Sunday, January 26, 2020

Bryant has appeared in every NBA 2K installment since its debut in the first 1999 game for the Sega Dreamcast.

Players were able to control him through his 20-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers and has been a part of the series’ custom team management options.

In 2009, Bryant was voted-in by fans to be the game’s cover athlete for NBA 2K10. He made another appearance on the Legend Edition for NBA 2K17, which recognized his contributions in the NBA during and after his career.

He continued to have a larger presence for players in later games and lent his voice as a guest commentator for players during their games in NBA 2K18 and NBA 2K19.

EA Sports stated they were “deeply saddened” by Bryant’s death in a tweet.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/gnQ97APZoa

— EA SPORTS (@EASPORTS) January 26, 2020

Notable 2K game community members including Ronnie Singh told fans to live life to its fullest.

He also expressed a shared influence Bryant had on players who grew up loving basketball.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y7FpNBeRY/
@ronnie2k: ” Totally heartbroken. He’s a big reason why I and many 2K fans grew to love basketball. His drive for getting the most out of life is to be aspired especially in the light of this absolutely tragedy. Life is short, we all need to live it to it’s fullest like he did.‬ ‪#RIPKobe “

According to Forbes, recent players accessing 2K20 were greeted with a message in tribute to Bryant.

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NBA 2K20 – 2K

Players in the game’s online Neighborhood hub also donned Lakers jerseys and paid their respects to Bryant.

My bro sent me this video of players paying their respects for Kobe on 2k pic.twitter.com/HaHU1wRhKO

— (◡‿◡❀) (@beeniicole) January 26, 2020

Bryant is survived by his wife Vanessa Bryant, and daughters Natalia, Bianca and Capri.

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Clement Goh

Clement Goh

Clement is a big gamer, but an even bigger listener. Little did he know, it would be the niche he was looking for after j-school. He experiments as CGM's VR Editor and doesn't hesitate to break the games industry's most pressing issues.
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