We do this weird thing in sports, where as a player is on their way out, we enjoy poking fun at the aging process right up until they’re gone. Once retirement comes along, then we wax poetic on our fondest memories from throughout their career. We’re seeing it with Kobe Bryant in a basketball sense. A more devastating example, however, has been our treatment of Lamar Odom.
At the time of my writing this (just after 1:00 AM PDT), Odom is still fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital. Based on reports surrounding him, there’s no guarantee he’ll make it through the night.