Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash at 41. Our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. PT amid foggy conditions. A resulting brushfire made it difficult for emergency personnel to get to the craft. Four others on board also died, theAdvertisementas the youngest NBA player to start a game in 1997 and for the second highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history in 2006. In his career, Bryant was a member of five NBA championship winning teams, won two Olympic gold medals, and was on the NBA All-Star team 17 times.
Bryant retired from basketball in 2016. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called him"one of the greatest players in the history of our game."
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