Legendary retired American basketball and entrepreneur Kobe Bryant, alongside his 13-years old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore, and four others were involved in helicopter crashed accident early hours of today, in Calabasas, California, USA, according to report by TMZ.
The NBA All-Star legend and the Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who had won five championships during his active playing days with the team, dies in a helicopter crash early Sunday morning at age 41.
According to the report, Kobe Bryant, was reportedly traveling in his own private helicopter when the helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Calabasas, California, USA. Kobe Bryant, was known as ” The Black Mamba ” during his active playing days and was often compared to another basketball all-star legend, Michael Jordan.
Widely considered to be one of the greatest scorers of all time, Bryant was voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2008 and was elected to the NBA’s All-Star team eighteen times.
He went on to win two gold medals with the USA Men’s Basketball team – in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics and 2012 in London.
