This afternoon my wife and I were talking about this. I work with a army vet who was in Afghanistan, he was shot once and blown up once by a suicide bomber. In the bombing he suffered brain injuries and practically had his face skinned off. I told my wife that when he passes (hopefully many, many years from now) he won't make the news. Even though he sacrificed way more for our country and received much, much less than folks like Koby did.

Don't get me wrong, I am truly sorry for the families of all involved and I pray for comfort in their time of need. But guys like my friend at work fought, were injured and some died so guys like Kobe could make millions playing a game. IMHO, our society has some serious priority issues.