{"id":287116,"date":"2020-01-26T13:37:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1115866"},"modified":"2020-01-26T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T20:37:12","slug":"kobe-bryant-dead-at-41-in-helicopter-crash-remembering-his-life-and-career-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/kobe-bryant-dead-at-41-in-helicopter-crash-remembering-his-life-and-career-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant Dead at 41 in Helicopter Crash: Remembering His Life and Career in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There will never be another Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The basketball legend, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Sunday<\/a> in a helicopter crash. He was 41.<\/p>\n

Bryant was one of five people killed in the tragic accident, which took place on a hillside near an intersection in area north of Malibu State Park in Los Angeles. The cause of the crash is still under investigation and developments are still breaking.<\/p>\n

It was only six months ago that Bryant welcomed his fourth child<\/a>, a baby girl, with wife Vanessa Bryant<\/strong>. The newborn was named after her father: Capri Kobe Bryant<\/strong>. The couple, who married in 2001, have three other daughters: 17-year-old Natalia<\/strong>, 13-year-old Gianna<\/strong> and 3-year-old Bianka<\/strong>. Reports indicate that none of Kobe’s immediate family members were on the helicopter. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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As the world mourns his passing, let’s take a look back at the unforgettable and historic moments that made up his life. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Andy Hayt\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Early Beginnings <\/h3>\n
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The Charlotte Hornets selected Bryant in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Juan Ocampo\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Lakers Bound <\/h3>\n
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After being the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, Kobe the traded his draft rights to the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Andrew D. Bernstein\/NBAE\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Champs <\/h3>\n
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Bryant is joined Shaquille O”Neal <\/strong>as they pose for a portrait with the Championship Trophy after defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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EMMANUEL DUNAND\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Black Mamba <\/h3>\n
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Bryant helped the Lakers to a victory following Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Orlando Magic in 2009. The Lakers won the National Basketball Association championships defeating Orlando 99-86 for their 15th title and first since 2002. Bryant had 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Lakers completed a four-games-to-one victory in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Family Forever <\/h3>\n
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In 2010, the Bryant family celebrated the Lakers win over the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jesse D. Garrabrant\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Olympian <\/h3>\n
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Kobe and fellow NBA player Lebron James<\/strong> of the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team defeatied Spain 118-107 in the men’s gold medal basketball game at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Garrett Ellwood\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Legends Never Die <\/h3>\n
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Lakers fans celebrated Kobe’s Game Seven win of the 2010 NBA Finals. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Soulmates <\/h3>\n
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Pictured here at the Vanity Fair<\/em> Oscars party in 2018, Bryant and longtime love Vanessa<\/strong> were married in 2001.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Harry How\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

A Fond Farewell <\/h3>\n
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Bryant’s family were by his side as he retired both his #8 and #24 Los Angeles Lakers jerseysat Staples Center in Dec. 2017. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Oscar Winner <\/h3>\n
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At the 2018 Oscars, Bryant won the award for Best Animated Short Film for Dear Basketball<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Continue checking back to E! News for real-time updates on this story. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian Petersen\/Getty Images There will never be another Kobe Bryant.  The basketball legend, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 41. Bryant was one of five people killed in the tragic accident, which took place on a hillside near an intersection in area […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-music-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-03 17:08:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIDN - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}