Sports legend Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, coaches, friend die in helicopter crash; memorialized at Staples Center
CLICK HERE FOR THE IDENTITIES OF THE OTHER VICTIMS IN THE FATAL CRASH Kobe Bryant 1978-2020 A total of 5 families were affected in the tragic helicopter crash By Mona Austin Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were passengers in a helicopter that went down in foggy weather on the way to her basketball game for his Mamba League that he would have coached on Sunday morning. Including the Bryants, there were a total of nine people (not five as initially reported) aboard the private flight, including two other families. A total of five families are mourning loss from the tragedy, counting the pilot's. The crash took place in a residential area near Calabassas outside of Los Angeles. Reportedly, authorities are still conducting is an investigation to determined the specific reason for the crash. (The LA Police Department had grounded their fleet of helicopters due the fog.) "Black Mamba" as Kobe was known, entered the league at the ...