Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships.
Byrant was a retired Los Angeles Lakers star. Kobe Bryant who was 41 years and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif on Sunday.
Bryant was among the passengers traveling onboard the helicopter on Sunday. Five people were confirmed deceased, with no survivors, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Kobe died after his personal helicopter crashed, sending shockwaves through NBA fans and the world. Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter,Gianna, was also on board at the time of the crash and has also died.
Nine people died in the crash, including the pilot, said Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff, during a news conference
The father of four is survived by his wife, Vanessa Byrant, and three daughters Natalia, Bianka and their infant Capri, who was born in July 2019. Natalia was born in 2003, and she turned 17 last week. Bianka, born in 2016, recently celebrated her third birthday.
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