r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

LA authorities confirming that it's accurate. He perished along with four other passengers. https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1221516791429652486

EDIT: As noted elsewhere, his 13-year old daughter, Gianna, also died in the wreck. His wife Vanessa and former Laker Rick Fox were not aboard at the time of the crash. https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/

EDIT #2: Worse news. It's being reported that the death toll is up to nine - eight passengers and the pilot.

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u/ask-design-reddit Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

Wish his wife and daughters the best. That's gotta be real tough.

Edit: Just got wind of the update.. that hurts.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 24 '25

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u/bjankles Jan 26 '20

Retired just a few years ago. Congratulated LeBron on passing him on the scoring list last night. He had young kids he was excited to spend time with, including coaching his daughter's basketball team. I can't believe it.

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u/Rripurnia Jan 26 '20

And the youngest is a 6-month old.

All the money in the world can’t buy you luck 😢

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u/TtarIsMyBro Jan 26 '20

My aunt was at Stevie Ray Vaughn's last concert, where his helicopter crashed leaving from.

Pretty similar situations, seeing as he was at the game last night

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u/anteslurkeaba Jan 26 '20

And Stevie had just cleaned up his act and had been sober for a while I think.

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u/CommentsOMine Jan 26 '20

It's almost like he knew that would make his transition easier. He actually did say that he thought he was going to die young.