World In Mourning As NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash
26th January 2020
The incident came only hours after the former Los Angeles Lakers star, 41, was passed by current Lakers star LeBron James for third on the all-time NBA scoring list in a Saturday game at Philadelphia
- NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, in an accident confirmed by police that saw five people killed.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said there were no survivors from the morning crash on a hillside in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles.
- Bryant was a five-time NBA champion in a career that began in 1996 and lasted until his retirement in 2016.
LOS ANGELES, United
Kingdom- NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in
suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, in an accident confirmed
by police that saw five people killed.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said there were no
survivors from the morning crash on a hillside in Calabasas, west of Los
Angeles.
The helicopter was described as a Sikorsky S-76, Federal
Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.
TMZ was the first US outlet to report that Bryant was among
the fatalities. The NBA icon's death was later confirmed by ESPN and Variety
citing unidentified sources.
The crash came only hours after the 41-year-old former Los
Angeles Lakers star was passed by current Lakers star LeBron James for third on
the all-time NBA scoring list in a Saturday game at Philadelphia.
Bryant was a five-time NBA champion in a career that began
in 1996 and lasted until his retirement in 2016.
He also was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, helping spark
the US squad of NBA stars to titles in 2008 at Beijing and 2012 at London.
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