Reports say Kobe Bryant's 13-year-old daughter was also killed in the crash.
News site TMZ was the first to report the former Los Angeles Lakers star’s death, which occurred in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter, according to reports. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said at least five people died in that crash in the hills of Calabasas, Calif., just north of Los Angeles.According to the Los Angeles Times, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. local time near Las Virgenes Road, south of Agoura Road.
The news site reported that Bryant had regularly used a helicopter to travel and was known for commuting from Newport Beach, Calif., to the Staples Center, the Lakers’ arena, in his chopper. ESPN showed that James had inscribed “Mamba 4 Life” and “8/24 KB” in gold marker on his shoes before Saturday’s game, as a sign of acknowledgment to Bryant.
Bryant was considered a near-lock to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, with inductees set to be announced Feb. 14, during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s list of candidate, included Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion, Michael Finley, Tamika Catchings and Swin Cash.In 2018, he won an Academy Award for “Dear Basketball” an animated short, based on a 2015 poem.
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