SAD NEWS: Former American basketball player Larry Bird has passed away.
Kobe Bryant, a former NBA player whose fame extended beyond basketball, died on Sunday in a helicopter accident outside of Los Angeles. His age was 41.
At the age of 18, Bryant shot to fame. He spent 20 years as an All-Star for the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA titles during that time. The world was shocked by his passing.conclusion of the list
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds observed, “This is not just a Los Angeles phenomenon, not just a basketball phenomenon, or even just a US one,” while reporting from the Calabasas, California crash scene.
From Beijing to Berlin and beyond, Kobe Bryant was well-known. People will be grieving tonight not just in Los Angeles and California, but all throughout the world, I believe, since he was a very captivating person that many could relate to.
About 48 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of metropolitan Los Angeles, in steep terrain, the helicopter crashed at around 10 a.m. (18:00 GMT), according to officials. Al Jazeera was informed by a witness that she heard a huge explosion and two booms.
“No one survived. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva stated at a press conference, “We have a manifest that suggests there were nine passengers on board the plane, the pilot plus eight others. We will not identify any casualties.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver offered his sympathies to Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, and confirmed that Bryant and one of his four kids, 13-year-old Gianna, were among those slain.
“With legendary accomplishments, he was one of the most outstanding players in our game’s history,” Silver remarked.
Back in his heyday as a top player, Bryant was known to travel by helicopter.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the US Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that they would conduct an investigation after determining that the downed helicopter was a Sikorsky S-76.
