Tragedy Strikes NBA All-Time Star: Kobe.
A helicopter carrying five people, including forty-one-year-old basketball star Kobe Bryant crashed into a hillside in California.
The former Lakers star played his entire twenty-year career with the Los Angeles Laker.
Bryant’s immense talent was recognized while he was in high school. After graduating from the Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, Bryant joined the Lakers and played with them for his entire 20-year career. He was the only basketball star to have played twenty straight seasons with the National Basketball Association.
He was a five-time championship NBA winner.
| Born | August 23, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | January 26, 2020 (aged 41) Calabasas, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[a] |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
