The sudden death of NBA legend “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday shocked not only his family, his friends, colleagues and supporters in the US. The shock spread like a wildfire all over the world. The wave of grief grabbed also Greek athletes who used the social media to say Good-Bye to the 41-year-old Bryant.
Among the Greeks mourners are basketball players like Vassilis Spanoulis and Nikos Zisis, basketball teams but also athletes that have nothing to do with the specific sports like Stefnaos Tsitispas.
they posted their mourning message in English and Greek.
RIP Kobe. Prayers up 🙏 So devasting to hear. 🙏🏼😢 #KobeBryant #RIP pic.twitter.com/PC4ReXaHzU
— Vasilis Spanoulis (@V_Spanoulis) January 26, 2020
😪😪😪 pic.twitter.com/n2I2cmIlc2
— Nikos Zisis (@nik683) January 26, 2020
😪😪😪 pic.twitter.com/n2I2cmIlc2
— Nikos Zisis (@nik683) January 26, 2020
Είναι στιγμές που τα λόγια δεν έχουν σημασία. Είναι στιγμές που το μόνο που σου έρχεται στο μυαλό είναι η λέξη ΓΙΑΤΙ. Το παγκόσμιο μπάσκετ θρηνεί.
Καλό ταξίδι τεράστιε Kobe Bryant. Για πάντα στις καρδιές μας… #ripkobe #kobebryant pic.twitter.com/5vUKPHcIbO— Olympiacos B.C. (@olympiacosbc) January 26, 2020
Ολόκληρη η μπασκετική υφήλιος είναι συγκλονισμένη. Δεν υπάρχουν λόγια που να μπορούν να περιγράψουν τα συναισθήματα. Κόμπε Μπράιαντ θα ζεις για πάντα στις καρδιές όλων μας…#MambaOut #RIPKobeBryant pic.twitter.com/upcSfUdhQL
— ARIS B.C. (@ARISBCgr) January 26, 2020
♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/x7U2VplP3w
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@StefTsitsipas) January 27, 2020
“Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokoumpo reportedly deactivated his social media accounts on twitter and instagram as a sign of mourning.
Together with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and another seven people including the pilot, Kobe Bryant found a tragic death on Sunday, when the Sikorsky helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas near Los Angeles. At the time there were rain and low foggy conditions in the area.
The group was travelling to Bryant’s Mamba Academy for a practice session. Among the passengers were also another young athlete, parents and a baseball coach.
US authorities investigate the circumstances of the accident.
