I can't thank you enough for putting together this thread. Kobe was my favorite player. When he was out injured, and when he retired, I no longer had any reason to watch basketball. I just didn't care. Kobe was Greatness.
Reading and watching all of these tributes and stories of him over the last few days, as a father myself, has been really heartbreaking. I agree with what you said in the first post. Imagining putting yourself in that moment with your own child, I can't fathom it.