National Basketball Association legend Kobe Bean Bryant, 41, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Los Angeles, California, United States on January 26, 2020 with his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, 13. They were on their way to her basketball practice in the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California.
Many NBA stars took to Twitter to pay tribute to Kobe. Among them were:
- Andre Drummond, 26, of the Detroit Pistons
- Austin Rivers, 27, of the Houston Rockets
- Ben Simmons, 23, of the Philadelphia 87ers
- Blake Griffin, 30, of the Detroit Pistons
- Bradley Beal, 26, of the Washington Wizards
- Cedi Osman, 24, of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Danilo Gallinari, 31, of the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Enes Kanter, 27, of the Boston Celtics
- George Hill, 33, of the Milwaukee Bucks
- Goran Dragić, 33, of the Miami Heat
- Jamal Crawford, 39, of the Phoenix Suns
- Jason Smith, 33, of the New Orleans Pelicans
- John Wall, 29, of the Washington Wizards
- Kevin Love, 31, of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Luka Doncic, 20, of the Dallas Mavericks
- Meyers Leonard, 27, of the Miami Heat
- Ricky Rubio, 29, of the Phoenix Suns
- Rudy Gay, 33, of the San Antonio Spurs
- Rudy Gobert, 27, of the Utah Jazz
- Serge Ibaka, 30, of the Toronto Raptors
- Tobias Harris, 27, of the Philadelphia 87ers
- Tristan Thompson, 28, of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Tyus Jones, 23, of the Memphis Grizzlies
- Wayne Ellington, 32, of the New York Knicks
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