Kobe Bryant : On this day, the American basketball legend was killed

In Calabasas, California, the American basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in copter crash. Bryant, 41, was with eight other people, including his son Gianna, on the private airplane

Kobe and his daughter Gianna

American basketball legend killed in a helicopter crash

when it plunged and caught fire. Police said "there no survivors ". It was reported before that the airplane
was carrying five people.

Condolences and Grief 

A five time NBA champion, Kobe Bryant was extensively regarded as one of the topmost athletes in the game's history. Condolences poured in over Bryant's death from celebrities and players, numerous of whom expressed shock.

The legend Kobe Bryant

And the American tennis legend of Czech origin, Martina Navratilova, twittered," He went so beforehand. It's painful to hear the news of his departure. He brought joy to the hearts of numerous for a long time my deepest condolences to his family, his musketeers, the Lakers family. Rest in peace Kobe".

Dozens gathered at the Staples Center Colosseum of the grandiloquent and unheroic platoon, amid great shock, to commemorate their legend.