NBA star Kobe Bryant perishes in a helicopter crash on this day

NBA star Kobe Bryant perishes in a helicopter crash on this day in history.

The helicopter crashed into a hillside owing to cloudy circumstances while en route to Gianna's basketball

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game at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, killing everyone on board.

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The pilot Ara Zobayan, the baseball coach at Orange Coast College John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and their daughter Alyssa

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Christina Mauser, who assisted Bryant in coaching his daughter's basketball team, Sarah Chester, and her daughter Payton were also killed in the crash. Gianna was a teammate of Alyssa and Payton.

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Bryant, one of the best basketball players in NBA history,

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won five NBA championships while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers during the course of his 20-year career.

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Bryant won four All-Star MVP honours and was chosen for 18 NBA All-Star Games among his many other accomplishments.

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In 2008, he was also named the league's MVP overall.

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Basketball players and fans from all across the country and the world were horrified by the catastrophe.

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Basketball players and fans from all across the country and the world were horrified by the catastrophe.

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Numerous memorial services were conducted in honour of Bryant, his daughter, and the other victims of the accident.

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