Australian basketball player and NBA star Patty Mills paid tribute to Kobe Byrant, thanking Los Angeles Lakers legend for his “generosity” and for teaching him “ways to inspire” his country. Bryant died on Sunday in a helicopter crash, along with eight other people, including her 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. The tributes, vigils and worldwide mourning began […]
KEY POINTS In 2001, Bryant was named “Ambassador of Friendship” for the city of Kobe In Japan, the meat sells for up to $ 179 a pound for the rib-eye cut Kobe beef is derived from Tajima cattle Kobe Bryant, the basketball superstar who was killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Sunday, […]
Kobe Bryant was a five-time National Basketball Association champion who retired in 2016 before adding an Oscar to his massive trophy two years later. In sport and in life, Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41, was a person whose tirelessness and competitiveness were as remarkable as his versatility […]
The Poynter Report is our daily media newsletter. To receive it in your inbox Monday through Friday, click here. For many, not just sports fans, Sunday will be one of those “Where have you been?” days. Where were you when you learned that former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash? These […]
The “Black Mamba” was set to receive the holy grail of basketball – entering the prestigious Hall of Fame later this year The news of retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant killed along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and others in a helicopter crash has shocked the world. Bryant was set to receive the holy grail […]
Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant – considered one of the greatest players of all time – after his death in a helicopter crash yesterday at the age of 41 . Lakers player Bryant died in the crash near Calabasas, Calif., Along with four other passengers. One of the […]
Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, whose international fame has transcended basketball, was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 41 years old. Bryant rose to fame at the age of 18 and played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years, including 18 as an All-Star, and won five NBA […]
Sports fans around the world are struggling to find words to describe how they feel about the sudden death of retired American basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the hills outside Los Angeles. They reportedly went to a youth basketball […]