An attendee of a current comedian conference in China has sparked web outcry for carrying a Kobe Bryant helicopter crash costume following the lack of the NBA legend and eight others, together with his teenage daughter, within the tragic 2020 incident.
Footage of the stunning look made the rounds on social media this week and options the person carrying Bryant’s Lakers uniform and a masks along with his face on it as cardboard and plastic bottles make up the rest of the insensitive piece.
X customers have extensively condemned the outrageous costume as “tasteless” and “vile.”
“That’s vile. It truthfully hurts my coronary heart to see this. I hope the particular person feels disgrace and remorse for this ‘costume,’” one person posted Tuesday.
“Nothing is humorous about any of the ladies, males, or youngsters that misplaced their lives in that helicopter crash. I’ve nothing else to say that might be remotely optimistic concerning this,” a separate person wrote.
One X person additionally expressed: “Out of line and disrespectful for this mockery of Kobe.”
Social media video of the conference scene additionally captured onlookers watching the person dressed as Bryant as some took images.
Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna have been amongst 9 individuals who perished in a helicopter crash en path to a youth basketball sport in California 4 years in the past.
He was 41 years outdated.
Bryant is survived by spouse Vanessa, whom he wed in 2001, and daughters Natalia, 21, Bianka, 7, and Capri, 4.
In February 2023, Vanessa and her household have been awarded $28.85 million following a lawsuit over images from the horrific crash, which had been taken by responders on the website and shared with legislation enforcement officers and others.
Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and 18-time NBA All-Star, retired after the 2015-16 season.
