{"id":102829,"date":"2020-01-27T18:34:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/27\/army-general-backtracks-on-statement-against-mourning-kobe-bryant\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:31:57","slug":"army-general-backtracks-on-statement-against-mourning-kobe-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/27\/army-general-backtracks-on-statement-against-mourning-kobe-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"Army general backtracks on statement against mourning Kobe Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. John R. Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CG_ArmyROTC\/status\/1221777765717901312\">tweeted<\/a> seemingly disparaging remarks about mourning the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant this morning, suggesting attention would be better paid instead to the death of Spc. Antonio Moore, 22, who died in Syria supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans\u2019 tweet read, \u201cLots of people mourning a basketball player this morning. I think I\u2019ll use my energy to remember Moore and his Family. #RIP.\u201d He later made an attempt to correct this original post after receiving backlash for this insensitive comment toward Bryant \u2014 one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash\/index.html\">nine people killed<\/a> in a fatal helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"164\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kobe-Bryant.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kobe-Bryant.png.png 534w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kobe-Bryant.png.png?resize=300,92 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days prior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/25\/army-combat-engineer-dies-in-syria\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_campaign=Socialflow+MIL\">Moore<\/a> was involved in a vehicle rollover accident during his first deployment since enlisting in May 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responses on Twitter consisted of comments questioning Evans\u2019 empathy, condemning him for not respecting both of the lives recently lost and contributing to the widening of the civilian-military divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGeneral, grief is not comparable and each loss is significant,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePlenzler\/status\/1221796406329036801\" target=_blank>wrote Joe Plenzler<\/a>, a former Marine. \u201cWhy diminish one to elevate another? That seems awfully petty to me and incongruent with Army values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CG_ArmyROTC\/status\/1221798845023125509\"> amendement read, <\/a>\u201cAllow me to Retweet my original Tweet in the SPIRIT for which it was intended: \u2018Lots of people mourning a basketball player this morning. I think I\u2019ll use my energy to ALSO remember Spc. Moore and his Family.\u2019 I meant no disrespect to the families of the nine who were lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this attempt to address the reactions to his initial post, Evans continues to receive negative comments criticizing the intent of his tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the situation, Lt. Col. Nichole Downs, a spokeswoman for Army Cadet Command said, \u201cUnited States Army Cadet Command sends it thoughts of comfort and condolences to all the grieving families. 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