The World has been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the death of Basketball Super Star, Kobe Byrant, 41 and his 13 year old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore Bryant in a Helicoper crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020, BestNewsGH.com can report.
BestNewsGH.com reports the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as confirming that five people were killed in the crash which occurred on a hillside in Calabasas, California.
Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Tony Imbrenda told reporters that “Individuals that saw the aircraft said it was coming down at a fairly significant rate of speed and impacted the ground on the hillside,”.
He said it was not readily known where the helicopter was coming from or where it was headed when the unfortunate incident occurred.
About Kobe Bryant
Born in Philadelphia, Bryant was drafted to the NBA straight out of Lower Merion High School near Philadelphia in 1996. He was the youngest player in NBA history at that time, at 18 years, 2 months and 11 days.
Bryant played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships.
Bryant has two Olympic gold medals for men’s basketball.
Bryant retired in April 2016.
The nation mourns Bryant’s death.
Everyone from current and former NBA players to the mayor of Los Angeles mourned Bryant.
Source: BestNewsGH.com
