A man who attended a recent comic convention in China wore a Kobe Bryant helicopter crash costume to the event … and, as you can imagine, it’s sparked a ton of outrage here in the States.
The unidentified person created the crass and offensive ensemble for the festival in Hangzhou … using plastic bottles, cardboard and a No. 24 Bryant Lakers uniform for the piece. He also capped it off with a Kobe Bryant mask.
Somehow, as he walked through the venue with it all strapped to his person … other attendees seemed OK with it.
In fact, as the man recreated the horrific January 26, 2020 tragedy on a sidewalk outside the event … one Comic Con goer snapped pictures of it — while a crowd of others seemed to giggle nearby.
As video of it all made its way to social media, however, there weren’t many laughing.
Fans of Bryant have become enraged … with most slamming the disturbing imagery as gross and insulting.
As you know, the copter wreck claimed the lives of Bryant and his daughter, Gianna — as well as seven others. It rocked not just the NBA world — but society as a whole.
Tributes to the Mamba and his daughter — as well as the other victims — cropped up all over the country. The Lakers unveiled a statue honoring the legend too — and have plans to erect several more over the next few years.
Kobe was just 41 years old.