KOBE BRYANT KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
Kobe Bryant died in a helicoper crash in Calabasas Sunday morning ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.
Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people in his private helicopter when it went down. A fire broke out. Emergency personnel responded, but nobody on board survived. 5 people are confirmed dead. We're told Vanessa Bryant was not among those on board.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Kobe has famously used a helicopter to travel for years -- dating back to when he played for the Lakers. He was known for commuting from Newport Beach, CA to the STAPLES Center in DTLA in his Sikorsky S-76 chopper.
KB is survived by his wife Vanessa, and their four daughters -- Gianna, Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri.
Kobe has recently been spotted out at NBA games with his daughter Gianna -- a rising star basketball player herself. Their youngest daughter, Capri, was just born in June 2019.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/
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That is a shock.
Very very sorry for his wife, daughters and others close to him. Sometimes privilege is not all it is cracked up to be. 
Saw the ABC link after I posted 
Too sad.
I don’t know what to say at this time.
there's speculation his kids may have been on the helicopter, too 
Kobe was such a great role model - laaves a wife and four daughters including the baby.
Heartbreaking.
Just watch. Miserable SOB.
RIP Kobe.
just went up in price..
Seriously, He was a great player, especially when he teamed up with Shaq...
that Kobe’s daughter Giana was on the helicopter with him. So hope this isn’t true. It’s TMZ after all. A grain is salt is warranted.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/
It would be too much for Kobe’s wife to lose a child too.
I can’t imagine the grief.
