Kobe Bryant and daughter die in a helicopter crash, according to news reports
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, died early Sunday after a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles, according to multiple reports.
Initially, TMZ reported that Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among five people on board the helicopter when it crashed in Calabasas, a suburb of Los Angeles, Calif.
During a Sunday afternoon press conference, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said there were nine passengers aboard the aircraft. None of the passengers survived the crash.
ESPN’s NBA insider, Adrian Wojnarowski, confirmed the news Sunday afternoon on Twitter.
Kobe Bryant is among those dead in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles, a source confirms to ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 26, 2020
Bryant was 41 years old.
We will update this story will more information as it becomes available.