First Kobe Bryant, now Chadwick Boseman: Twitter mourns loss of two superstars in 2020

After news for Chwick Boseman's death was confirmed, it took under minutes for "#2020worstyear" to trend on social media. Within span of months, world lost two 'black' kings – Kobe Bryant and Chwick Boseman. Boseman rose to global fame with his role as Marvel's Black Panr, while Bryant earned named "Black Mamba" over span of his 20-year-long NBA career. 

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world blames 2020 for loss of two superstars – Chwick Boseman and Kobe Bryant 

Boseman's representatives anunced his death through his official Twitter account. actor, 43, was battling colon cancer for four years and was with his wife and family at his house in Los Angeles. Till w, news of his ailment was kept private. "A true fighter, Chwick persevered through it all and brought you so many of films you have come to love so much," statement re. His colleagues and fans from all around world flooded Twitter with messs dedicated to actor, but couldn't help and point out how much a single year has taken from everyone.

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Over years, Boseman solidified his relationship with sports world. Before starring as King T'Challa, Boseman portrayed Jackie Robinson – first African-American to play in MLB. A year later, he played role of a potential Cleveland Browns prospect in  NFL for movie Draft Day. This February, at NBA's All-Star Weekend, meant to hour Kobe Bryant and his legacy, Boseman judged much talked about Dunk Contest with NBA and WNBA stars. 

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Kobe Bryant, 41, passed away on January 26 after a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Bryant was travelling with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven ors to a basketball game in Thousand Oaks. helicopter crashed due to verse wear conditions, killing everyone on impact.

Boseman's death immediately me people think of Black Mamba. This included tweets from NFL's Michael Thomas and New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman, who shared a photo of both icons at Oscars. "RIP Black Kings," Stroman wrote. Tweets even remembered or famous deaths in 2020, which include Pop Smoke and Naya Rivera.

Along with remembering or famous 2020 deaths, people highlighted COVID-19 pandemic, which has only worsened situation. "First Kobe, n we lost Pop smoke, n Naya Rivera and w w Chwick Boseman.... man just throw 2020 away for real smh, this year ain’t it," one user wrote. 

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(Im credits: Michael Thomas Twitter)