Breaking: NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash Allen Berezovsky / Getty Images
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant speaks at a 2017 news press conference prior to a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bryant was reported killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. (Allen Berezovsky / Getty Images)
By Joe Saunders
Published January 26, 2020 at 1:30pm
NBA legend Kobe Bryan was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in a Southern California helicopter crash, the celebrity web site TMZ reported.
The basketball great was traveling with at least three people aboard a private chopper when it crashed near Calabasas, California, TMZ reported.
Five people were confirmed dead the crash, according to TMZ. The career-long player for the Los Angeles Lakers was famous for riding in his personal helicopter, commuting to Lakers games at the Staples Center in a Sikorsky -76 helicopter, TMZ reported.
The death was reported by other news outlets Sunday as well, including ABC. While the circumstances surrounding the crash were still murky Sunday afternoon, social media was overflowing with tributes to the basketball great.
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