The gemara is referring to Jews wasting their time shmoozing instead of learning. Not applicable to Kobe.
How is it not applicable? It's a kal vchomer.
do mitzvos and learn and buy Olam Haba points
A Jew that can do mitzvos and learn and buy Olam Haba points
Do you know which masechtos are offering 4x points right now, by any chance?
No sir. Look in the ערוך.
What was wrong with Rashi?
Which rashi are you referring to?
I came to this thread just to make sure that it went from RIP kobe to some halacha discussion. Now that i see it did and go on with my life. DDF is awesome when it comes to these discussions
It's worthwhile to read what R' Miller says about sports that I read on The Lakewood Scoop. Very illuminating. It shows us how empty the gentile world is. Sports is anything but noble. Boruch Hashem they He seperated us from these lost neshomas. https://www.thelakewoodscoop.com/news/2020/02/rav-avigdor-miller-on-sports.html#more-229664
The lesson we can learn from Kobe's crash.