According to a few posts circulating on Twitter, "Marge in Chains" alludes to the basketball player's death as well. In a scene, we watch a helicopter go round and round before crashing into a building. 

However, as The Daily Dots reveals, the screenshots making the rounds were not taken from The Simpsons. It was, in fact, a 2016 episode of Legends of Chamberlain Heights that depicted the tragic accident. Comedy Central removed "End of Days" on Jan. 27 out of respect for the Bryant family, The Washington Times reports. 

"WAIT---WHAT?!!! Kobe's death predicted by THE SIMPSONS!!  R.I.P, Kobe. Send my deepest condolence to the Bryant family, his friends, and  to the whole Laker's organization," wrote a fan.

"A lot of prediction about Kobe’s death, even cartoons THE SIMPSONS. Now could it be the future has already happened we’re just living in it’s memory? Could this explains why we have dreams and feelings of Deja Vu. Let the souls of the departed find peace [sic]," tweeted another.