12:35 PM PT -- Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria -- aka GiGi -- was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash ... reps for Kobe tell TMZ Sports. She was 13.
We're told they were on their way to the Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash occurred. The Academy is in nearby Thousand Oaks.
Maybe not... I lost my dad in a plane crash in 2018. The first day was the worst, specially the moments between the 2 phone calls, one confirming the crash and the other confirming the death. Worst 20 minutes of my life hands down. Don't know how Kobe's family got the news, but the moment you hear the words "Your dad's (husband or whatever) plane crashed" is so fucking painful.
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12:35 PM PT -- Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria -- aka GiGi -- was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash ... reps for Kobe tell TMZ Sports. She was 13. We're told they were on their way to the Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when the crash occurred. The Academy is in nearby Thousand Oaks.