Former L.A Lakers Player Kobe Bryant Has Died

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Los Angeles on Sunday, was aged 41.

The cause of the crash is yet unknown but the five-time NBA Champion was in the helicopter with three other passengers when the chopper caught fire in the air before spiraling down to crash, leaving all five persons in aboard according to TMZ.

The deceased, Kobe, is known for shuttling the L.A Lakers' Staples Centre and Newport Beach in a helicopter since his days as a Laker. As eyewitnesses confirmed that the flight engine had failed before the incident.

Kobe is survived by his wife of almost twenty years Vanessa Bryant and for daughters - Gianna, Natalia, Bianca, and Capri.