Kobe Bryant death: 2012 Tweet had predicted the NBA legend would die in a helicopter crash!

Bengaluru, Jan 27: It was a shocking day for the world when NBA legend Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash on Sunday (January 26) night.

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Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna also passed away in the fatal clash. The untimely death has caught everyone by surprise and the world is mourning the loss of a great player.

Social media is flooded with condolence messages from fans all over the world. While his untimely death has sent a shockwave around the world, a tweet from seven years ago is even more shocking, rather freaky!

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According to a report in India Today, a user had posted way back in November 2012 that the basketball legend would die in a helicopter crash!

The user who goes by Noso had tweeted on November 14, 2012, “Kobe is going to die in a helicopter crash.”

Kobe is going to end up dying in a helicopter crash

— .Noso (@dotNoso) November 13, 2012

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Following Kobe’s untimely death, the user has apologised. But after the fatal accident, his post has gone viral seven years after posting it. While the user is facing a lot of backlash for the tweet, many are even asking him to predict the next thing that would happen.

Bryant, who retired in 2016, played his entire 20-year NBA career with the Lakers and finished his career as one of the best to ever play the game.