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well fuck me kobe's dead.

i was never a huge fan of the nba. yeah sure, i grew up playing the nba live series and continue to play the nba 2k series from time to time. but i wasn't as die hard as most of my friends are. it never really made sense to me to adamantly support geographically-based team without any actual ties to it. so whichever basketball legend dies, be it tragically or peacefully - i'm largely indifferent to it.

but what royally fucks me up is the circumstances which kobe died.

i've always had an intense and an inexplicably inherent inclination towards dad-daughter relationships. him tragically dying with his daughter is where it hits me, as any character - real or fictional - involved in any similar family arrangement i feel strongly for. perhaps i was a single dad in a past life as i've always felt fatherhood flowed through my veins. i'd like to think if i had a storied sports career and a helicopter, i'd fly my daughter to her next game and mentor her in every step of the way - regardless of risk of any crashes, a dad's got to do what a dad's got to do. mamba mentality is just as applicable to daddy duties.

and just with any death, i don't mourn for the loss but i celebrate the legacy. true to form, i'm sure he did everything he could do to be the best version of a father to the bryant family.

here's one more crumpled paper in the bin for you - kobeeee

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