{"id":21416,"date":"2020-01-26T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T20:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=21416"},"modified":"2020-01-26T13:41:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T21:41:27","slug":"21416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=21416","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant\u00a0died in a helicoper crash in Calabasas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A memorial to Kobe has already sprung up outside of Staples Center, where Kobe played for years.<\/p>\n

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President Trump called the death of Kobe Bryant “terrible news” today in a tweet.<\/p>\n

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Reports are that basketball great Kobe Bryant and three others have been killed in a helicopter crash in California. That is terrible news!<\/p>\n

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Kobe Bryant<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0died in a helicoper crash in Calabasas Sunday morning … TMZ Sports has confirmed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n
Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people in his private helicopter when it went down. A fire broke out. Emergency personnel responded, but nobody on board survived. 5 people are confirmed dead. We’re told Vanessa Bryant was not among those on board.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses also tell us that they heard the helicopter’s engine sputtering before it went down. As you can see, flames and smoke covered much of the scene from the wreck. The official cause of the crash is currently under investigation.<\/section>\n
Kobe has famously used a helicopter to travel for years — dating back to when he played for the Lakers. He was known for commuting from Newport Beach, CA to the STAPLES Center in DTLA in his Sikorsky S-76 chopper.<\/section>\n
KB is survived by his wife Vanessa. Together, they have four daughters — Gianna, Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri. Kobe and Vanessa got married in 2001 after meeting in 1999.<\/section>\n
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Los Angeles mayor on Bryant: “This is a moment that leaves us struggling to find words”<\/h2>\n

From CNN\u2019s Artemis Moshtaghian<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, gestures while posing with Kobe Bryant and his family after Bryant was honored at a city council meeting with Kobe Bryant Day on August 24, 2016. Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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