Pro basketball star and hero to many, former Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, are among a reported nine people who lost their lives in a fiery helicopter crash in Calabasas, Ca., Sunday morning.
Also aboard the craft was Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, the Orange Coast Register reports.
There were no survivors.
As I try to write this post, my mind is racing. I’m in disbelief and have been crying all morning over this devastating news that Kobe and his young daughter, Gigi have passed away in a helicopter crash. Cookie and I are heartbroken. pic.twitter.com/X2vF0M0a1u
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 26, 2020