Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s greats, dies at 41

Bryant, a small forward and shooting guard, averaged 25 points during his career and twice led the NBA in scoring.He was an 18-times NBA All-Star who wore the jersey numbers 24 and 8 – both of which were retired by the Lakers – and continued the ‘Showtime’ tradition of the storied franchise that has been home to the likes of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal.

The fourth-highest scorer in NBA history with 33,643 points, Bryant only gave up the third spot on the list on Saturday night to LeBron James.On Saturday, Bryant used Twitter to extend his congratulations to James: “Much respect my brother,” he tweeted. A few hours later, Bryant perished in the crash. He is survived by wife Vanessa, with whom he had four daughters.

Born in Philadelphia, Bryant was only 17 when he was taken as the 13th overall draft pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft. But he never played for the Hornets and immediately traded to the Lakers, where he played his entire career before retiring in 2016.Internationally, he won two Olympic gold medals, part of the United States team in 2008 and 2012.

Globe_Sports rest in peace KB

Globe_Sports Damn the helicopters. They should not be used for civilian transport, but on,ly for some work and war. Ban them. Flew only once and did not like it at all. Will never again and woulod discourage anyone who'd listen. Just because it is there does not mean we should use/support it.

Globe_Sports So sad. His 13 year old daughter too. I am quite teary eyes. Condolences to every body’s family that lost a loved one. 😢

Globe_Sports Good job deleting the tweet that Lebron just passed him in points... Where his name was spelt wrong... Literally minutes after this story came out.

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Globe_Sports What? No! :( Omg!

Globe_Sports 😢😢😢

Globe_Sports And up to now his 13 year old daughter RIP More news to come

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