Kobe Bryant Dies in a Helicopter Crash

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MARCH 04: Kobe Bryant attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Our hearts hurt with the news that Kobe Bryant has tragically died in a helicopter crash this morning. All the details here.

TMZ has confirmed that Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the 9 people that died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley tweeted girls basketball coach Christina Mauser was among the victims. Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa were also in the helicopter. Alyssa was a teammate of Gianna’s.

They were on their way to the Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash occurred. The Academy is in nearby Thousand Oaks.

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1221574880430370816?s=21

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

BREAKING: Kobe Bryant Has Died In A Helicopter Crash https://t.co/42oINV9ZUU

— TMZ (@TMZ) January 26, 2020

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