I was just going through my text messages rn to see when one of my boys sent me the news. I had put my phone down for a minute, think I was with family at the time.

Couldn't really process the news then and now it's tough to process how quickly time has past since then.

Been a long year for me

It's like Kobe's death ushered in how bad 2020 was about to be

I was shopping for some groceries and my sis texted me.

Felt like I suddenly got zoned out and was in 3rd person. Frantically searched his name on twitter hoping tmz wasn’t the one reporting it.

Ended up forgetting where I put my cart and left the store empty handed

I had my phone in the other room while i was watching a movie. After a while i went to check my phone and had a ton of texts and missed calls. Called my mom back first and she was crying and told me what happened. I refused to believe it.

Man it hit me hard and i was in a funk for a while. Clearly it impacted many of us

“Kobe died wtf”

That text still feels unreal to read a year later. I was sure it was fake until I saw who was reporting it

Then an hour later we find out little Gigi was with him too

man i don’t wanna go through this again. I’ll see y’all later

i was listening to frank ocean when i heard the news

i was sick

Hearts heavy today

Love u Kobe !

Kobe was everything to me growing up. Still can’t believe it man.

RIP King

when the news first broke and we were in denial 😥 rough night

soon as i get another job bro or a stimmy

forever love KB 🙏🏽💜

love y’all

Forever love you bro. 4L

Damn, you alright?

Keep a tough face King... go like my ig post douche

It’s weird to me

A part of me feels like this year flew by since we heard of Kobe passing, but it also felt like a long ass year with lockdowns and what not. F***ed up year

I was at school and my brother texted me and there was no way I could believe it. Then I read the TMZ article. Went to the basketball courts to take my mind off of what happened and I just couldn't. Cried the whole rest of the day

That whole week everytime I saw Kobe on like ESPN or social media it was hard for me to keep my emotions in check. Then I came home to watch the Lakers Blazers where they had the Kobe tribute with my dad and man I never felt so upset in my life

Never expected a man like Kobe to pass away so suddenly. All we can do is press on and respect his legacy

I’ll like your ig post