Sports fans around the world are struggling to reconcile with the sudden loss of American basketball icon, Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old died on January 26, 2020, when his private helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California — about 30 miles away from Los Angeles. The crash also killed the chopper's eight other occupants — Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna, her middle school basketball assistant coach Christina Mauser, John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and daughter Alyssa, Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan. The aircraft was believed to be en route to the Mamba Sports Academy, where Gianna and her teammates Alyssa and Payton had an afternoon basketball game. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, the training facility was co-founded by Bryant in 2018 to support young, aspiring athletes.
by: Marthe De Ferrer via https://www.AiUpNow.com/
