Los
Angeles
officials
reported
US
basketball
superstar
Kobe
Bryant
and
his
13-year-old
daughter
Gianna
were
killed
in
a
helicopter
crash
along
with
seven
other
passengers
on
board
near
LA.
Kobe
Bryant
is
known
as
one
of
the
best
players
in
the
history
of
the
National
Basketball
Association
(NBA).
He
had
completed
two
decades
with
the
LA
Lakers
before
retiring
in
2016.
The
cause
of
the
crash
is
currently
unknown.
It
is
reported
an
investigation
by
the
Federal
Aviation
Administration
or
the
National
Transportation
Safety
Board
could
take
months
to
find
the
cause.
The
officials
stated,
"There
were
no
survivors",
as
the
Sikorsky
S-76
chopper
went
down
in
foggy
weather
in
the
hilly
terrain
in
Calabasas,
California
which
lead
to
a
brush
fire.
Kobe
Bryant,
other
than
being
a
basketball
legend
was
also
known
for
winning
an
Oscar
Award
for
his
short
film
Dear
Basketball.
Kobe
was
married
for
10
years
to
Vanessa
and
filed
for
divorce
in
2011,
but
had
reconciled
in
2013
with
his
wife.
The
couple
had
three
daughters
besides
Gianna
-
Natalia,
Bianka
and
Capri.
Kobe
was
17
when
he
first
joined
the
Lakers
team
right
after
high
school
and
over
eight
seasons
of
play,
earned
the
nickname
The
Black
Mamba.
He
reportedly
had
also
been
considered
to
enter
the
Naismith
Memorial
Basketball
Hall
of
Fame
2020.
Fans
and
celebrities
on
Twitter
are
mourning
the
death
of
Kobe
Bryant
and
his
daughter.
The
Academy
also
tweeted
a
tribute
for
the
Oscar-winning
player.
Take
a
look
at
some
tweets:
They
doubted
a
kid
could
make
it
in
the
NBA
and
he
proved
them
wrong.
They
doubted
he
could
win
a
championship
and
he
proved
them
wrong.
They
doubted
he
could
make
movies
and
he
won
an
Oscar.
Like
all
great
artists,
Kobe
Bryant
proved
the
doubters
wrong.
sadly,i
never
personally
knew
u,but
knowing
i’m
capable
of
these
emotions
for
someone
i
only
knew
from
a
far
makes
me
feel
more
human
than
ever.u
had
the
magical
ability
of
bringing
people
together,
through
sports
&
ur
soul.
we
feel
you
so
heavily
today,i
know
you
can
feel
us
too
pic.twitter.com/m8iIQYZkYC
rest
peacefully
Kobe,
Gigi
&
the
rest
of
the
passengers
we
lost
today.
my
heart
truly
goes
out
to
all
the
families.
give
a
big
hug
to
the
people
you
love
today
❤️
pic.twitter.com/D7WGsbTJCe
Kobe
was
a
legend
on
the
court
and
just
getting
started
in
what
would
have
been
just
as
meaningful
a
second
act.
To
lose
Gianna
is
even
more
heartbreaking
to
us
as
parents.
Michelle
and
I
send
love
and
prayers
to
Vanessa
and
the
entire
Bryant
family
on
an
unthinkable
day.
He
was
great,charismatic
&
among
the
hardest-working
athletes
ever,but
what
impressed
me
most
was
how
deeply-involved
Kobe
was
with
his
4
daughters.
Pray
for
them,
Vanessa,
his
parents
&
his
fellow
passengers'
families
on
this
sad
and
shocking
day.
We
will
never
forget
you
Kobe
Jimmy
Kimmel
also
tweeted,
"2020
You
Suck!".
Ellen
DeGeneres
also
expressed
her
grief
and
wrote,
"Like
everyone,
I'm
stunned
and
saddened
by
the
news
about
Kobe
Bryant.
My
heart
is
broken
for
his
wife
and
family."
Kobe
Bryant
was
the
third-leading
scorer
player
with
33,643
points,
until
last
weekend
when
LeBron
James
passed
the
score.
His
last
tweet
was
a
congratulation
for
James.
He
wrote,
"Continuing
to
move
the
game
forward".