One of the most successful and popular basketball players, Kobe Bryant, met his tragic disappearance in a helicopter crash.While the world mourns his passing, TRON's Justin Sun quickly dedicated the next niTROn conference to the legendary player. However, the crypto community is divided in its reactions whether this is a real pain or a marketing stunt.
Kobe Bryant was a legendary former NBA player who spent his entire twenty-year career at the Los Angeles Lakers. During that time, he won five championship rings and numerous individual awards. His accolades continued after he retired in 2016 and he even won an Oscar in 2018 for a short animated film he wrote and produced.
[amazon box="B0143M2A5S"]TRON dedicates niTROn summit to Bryant
Sadly, the legendary gamer passed away yesterday in a helicopter crash while traveling with his 13-year-old daughter and some other passengers. The world is in mourning today when Bryant left distinctive marks on and off the basketball field. The crypto community reacted too, with one of the first being TRON founder and CEO Justin Sun. The expressed his pain saying that he "He always reminds us on stage, discussing the future of blockchain".
Furthermore, the TRON Foundation later he pointed that Bryant «is a member of the TRON family». Additionally, upcoming niTROnSummit festivities will be dedicated to «his legendary life and legacy». The TRON Foundation initiative was met with different reactions from the crypto community. Some considering how the Foundation is honoring the legendary player's tragic death.
Reactions
However, others are less positive in their reactions, claiming that TRON he's using the accident to promote his next Summit. This particular reaction could perhaps be anticipated, given Sun's tendency to over-promote. It all started when Sun paid more than $ 4.6 million to have lunch with one of the world's most popular investors and billionaires, Warren Buffett. At the time, his supposed agenda was to convince Buffett of the qualities of blockchain technology.
The meeting, despite having invited prominent members of the crypto community, did not go, as Sun reportedly fell ill with kidney stones. However, local Chinese media revealed that Sun was accused by the 21st Century Business Herald of illegally raising funds through the TRON project, among other things. Justin Sun's reaction to Kobe Bryant's disappearance, in fact, caused mixed feelings within the community. Some people accepted it as genuine, while others condemned it as particularly inappropriate. Given their history, some of the reactions may be easy to understand.
