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NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

January 27, 2020
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NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

FILE - JANUARY 26, 2020: It's been reported that legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after scoring 60 points in his final NBA game at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 101-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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On January 26, North American National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Kobe Bryant, 41, lost his life in a helicopter crash in California in the United States. The crash that occurred on a hillside in Calabasas located about 30 miles (48,28 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles killed eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Giana.

“The aircraft went down in a remote field off Las Virgenes around 10:00 this morning. Nobody on the ground was hurt. The FAA and NTSB are investigating,” the city of Calabasas tweeted. 

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Kobe Bryant and four others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. The aircraft went down in a remote field off Las Virgenes around 10:00 this morning. Nobody on the ground was hurt. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

— City of Calabasas (@CityofCalabasas) January 26, 2020

The group were reportedly traveling in a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter. According to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy, there was extremely low visibility at the time of the crash.

The identities of the other victims of the crash have yet to be revealed, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva saying at a press conference: “It would be entirely inappropriate right now to identify anyone by name.”

Trump sympathizes 

US President Donald Trump tweeted his condolences, saying: “Kobe Bryant, despite being one of the truly great basketball players of all time, was just getting started in life. He loved his family so much, and had such strong passion for the future. The loss of his beautiful daughter, Gianna, makes this moment even more devastating.” 

Netizens are reportedly accusing Trump’s Twitter tribute to Bryant as a plagiarized version of former US President Barack Obama’s – who had sent his condolences two hours prior to Trump’s.

Obama’s condolences

Obama’s tweet reads: “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.” Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers visited Obama in the White House in January 2010 to celebrate the team’s 15th championship title, won in the 2009 NBA Championship.

Bryant played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers. He won two Olympic gold medal for men’s basketball and was the fourth on the NBA all-time scoring list. He leaves behind three other daughters and his wife, Vanessa.

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