Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, nicknamed Gigi, was also onboard the private helicopter when it went down on Sunday, reps for the former basketball player told TMZ Sports.
Sources told ESPN that the helicopter was headed to a travel basketball game for Gianna, and that the other passengers were another player and their parent.Spokespersons for LA county sheriff’s office and LAPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. “Before Gigi got into basketball I hardly watched it, but now that’s she’s into basketball, we watch every night,” Kobe told former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the Showtime Basketball podcast All the Smoke.
Heartbreaking
This is just tragic for everyone
How sad.
aliamjadrizvi Wouldn't get me in a helicopter. No way. Dangerous!
BevVincent So very sad and shocking. And his 13 year old daughter was with him. This is just horrible! Prayers for their family. Rest in Peace Kobe and Beautiful daughter Gianna. So very sorry to all!
selimoviclover So heart wrenching. And for the ones who remain...
😔 ripkobe RIPGIANNA
worse news. A sad day.
So.. sad and heartbreaking, my God.
Rip
I’m so sorry to hear this prayers for his family this is a very sad day
kamal_azimi Beyond heartbreaking
This is so sad!
💔💔💔💔💔
Raymond_LLM Devastating news 😢
Gone too soon😰🙏🏼
😭😭😭😭
never fly a helicopter
This is unreal...... my heart goes out to the Bryant family
no fucking way
aliamjadrizvi How sad 😔
So So Very Very Saad News Today!!! I Am STILL Spaced Out From This Tragic!!!! R.I.P. Kobeeee [and] Daughter Gianna [[and]] My Sincere Condolences To ALL Members Of The Other Surviving Families.
AdequateEmily I remember 13. I was starting to feel like 'me', able to focus on and pursue deep interests and study what I liked and wanted to learn about. I could finally see a little bit of the reality behind adult facades around kid things and the world felt so BIG. Poor girl, heartbreaking
Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna passed too SMH I am SICK. 😫
This is so sad! So sorry! Prayers go out to the family🙏🏼
My heart hurts even more! 😟😢
😢
No way!!!!!No
BevVincent That’s so sad about his daughter :(
sherardyu Omg!
MilagroGramz 😔
I can’t even process this! 😥😥
😭
This just keep getting worse... Do we know who the other two people were?
that’s so hard to believe
JENin140 That is so sad
So sad RIP LEGEND
MRyan1154 Incredibly sad news.
💔💔💔
No!!!! 😌😌😭😭
It appears another parent and player may have been on board with them too, in addition to the pilot. Unspeakably sad.
😢😢😢
😳😢
OH NO!
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