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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Zathras on January 26, 2020, 02:17:54 PM
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Kobe Bryant killed in California helicopter crash
Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash, reports said Sunday.
He was 41.
Bryant was among at least four people traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas when a fire broke out, sending the chopper spiraling from the sky, according to TMZ Sports.
The crash occurred around 10 a.m. local time amid foggy conditions in the hills overlooking Calabasas, with the chopper sparking a brush fire on impact that hampered initial rescue efforts, according to The Los Angeles Times.
There were no survivors, and the cause of the crash is under investigation, according to TMZ.
Authorities investigating the crash confirmed to KTLA – Channel 5 that at least five people were killed in the crash, but did not identify the victims by name.
Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, was not among those aboard the chopper, according to reports.
He is also survived by the couple’s four daughters, with the youngest born just last June.
Bryant starred for two decades with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championships and making 18 All-Star Games before hanging up his basketball shoes following the 2016 season.
The stunning death of the sweet-shooting guard came just hours after he toasted fellow NBA icon and current Laker LeBron James for passing him for third place on the league’s all-time scoring list.
“Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames,” wrote Bryant on Saturday night in what would prove to be his final tweet. “Much respect my brother.”
Bryant concluded the message with an emoji of a bicep flexing, and the hashtag “#33644,” one point more than he scored in his illustrious career.
Bryant was considered a lock to be among the next class inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, set to be announced next month.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-reportedly-killed-in-california-helicopter-crash/
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Damn. RIP.
In recent memory, this is sadly reminiscent of baseball pitcher Roy Halladay or golfer Payne Stewart.
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Many athletes and even teams have died in aviation disasters.
List Of Accidents Involving Sports Teams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_involving_sports_teams
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Many athletes and even teams have died in aviation disasters.
List Of Accidents Involving Sports Teams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_involving_sports_teams
They missed one with that list. The crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andes. The passengers on the flight were the Old Christians Club rugby union team from Montevideo. There were 45 people on board of which 29 died, the remaining 16 rescued 72 days later. This crash was the subject of the movie Alive.
The accidents involving Manchester United and Locomotiv Yaroslavl were both featured in episodes of the Smithsonian Channel's Air Disasters.
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This is a lot of sadness for many family and friends.
Have any DU-folk thought it good to claim this is a Trump-caused distraction from the impeachment trial?