Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a California helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., Sunday.
Bryant and his daughter were two of five people traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas – northwest of downtown Los Angeles – when a fire broke out, sending the chopper spiraling from the sky.
He is survived by the couple’s other three daughters: Natalia, 17; Bianka, 3; and Capri Kobe Bryant, born just last June.
Bryant, a Philadelphia native, starred for two decades with the Lakers, winning five championships and making 18 All-Star Games before hanging up his basketball shoes following the 2016 season.
The stunning death of the sweet-shooting guard came just hours after he toasted fellow NBA icon and current Laker LeBron James for passing him for third place on the league’s all-time scoring list.