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Internet: Kobe Bryant's death was predicted eight years ago

An unbelievable tweet sent on November 14, 2012 and a cartoon video which joked about Kobe Bryant‘s death in a helicopter crash back in 2016 went viral on Sunday after the shocking death of the NBA legend.

The NBA icon, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash, along with seven others on Sunday while they were on their way to the Mamba Sports Academy in Los Angeles.

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