On January 26th, 2020 Kobe Bryant and 8 other passengers, one of them being his thirteen year old daughter GiGi, were on a helicopter ride when the chopper crashed in Calabasas, California. 

Kobe Bryant was a basketball legend, playing all 20 years of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He wore #8 and #24 during his time in the NBA winning championships with both numbers. Kobe is regarded as one of the best to ever wear a Lakers jersey and one of the best players of all time. 

Kobe was also a loving father and a devoted husband. Kobe loved his daughters very much and was very involved in their lives.  In fact, at the time of the accident, Kobe and his daughter were on their way to one of his daughter’s basketball games.

Kobe Bryant’s death did not affect just basketball fans, but the whole world. 

Kobe will be missed.  

In the words of Kobe himself, Mamba out.