UPDATED: Kobe Bryant & Daughter Dead in Helicopter Crash in California

UPDATE:  Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also among the casualties.

Original Story:

NBA legend, Kobe Bryant was among others killed in a helicopter crash in California.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, all 5-passengers of the helicopter died in the crash.  The Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter was flying over Calabasas, about 30-miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and crashed under “unknown circumstances.”

Kobe Bryant was known as one of the best basketball players to ever take to the hardcourt.  Bryant played 20-years with the Los Angeles Lakers and was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA team, 12-time All-NBA Defensive Team selection, two time NBA Finals MVP and the 2008 NBA MVP.

He was 41.

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