Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant in November 2019. (Photo: Getty)
Barely hours after one of the greatest tragedies in sports history, athletes from around the world took to social media to offer condolences and share memories of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant who died Sunday in a helicopter crash while traveling to a travel basketball game. A total of nine people died and there were no survivors, according to the Los Angeles Times. Bryant was 41 years old.
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