{"id":247068,"date":"2020-01-27T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T06:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=247068"},"modified":"2020-01-27T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T06:47:23","slug":"nba-star-kobe-bryant-and-his-daughter-perish-in-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/nba-star-kobe-bryant-and-his-daughter-perish-in-helicopter-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star Kobe Bryant And His Daughter Perish In Helicopter Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of most prolific players in basketball history, Kobe Bryant died tragically in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. The incident took place Sunday morning when Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed a helicopter crash in the mountainous area in Calabasas, in which nine people died.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-247080 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18.jpg 800w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-561x316.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-758x426.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/63d78c8783834ef49b0311c5d3569564_18-171x96.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The incident sent shock-waves through social media as people couldn\u2019t fathom the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore Bryant. It was not long when the father-daughter were seen together at a basketball game. Fans adored how Kobe was teaching the game to her daughter, Gigi, who was a young and upcoming basketball player following in her father\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-247084 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download.jpg 840w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-561x379.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-364x246.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-728x491.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-608x410.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-758x512.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-71x48.jpg 71w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/download-142x96.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People on social media expressed their sadness over the incident. Here are some tweets:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PabloEscobarner\/status\/1221537362687209473?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How very fortunate we are to be able to bear witness to this moment at all. Forever captured: a beautiful teaching moment from father to daughter, a lion and his cub, passing on his knowledge to a girl that &#8211; by all accounts as I have heard it &#8211; was a talent in her own right.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Captain America (@Captain_4merica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Captain_4merica\/status\/1221539245862469633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My heart goes out to Vanessa she has lost her husband and her daughter  I cannot fathom that kind of pain..: prayers for her \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 LatinaMomInL.A.\ud83d\ude0e (@LatinaMomInLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LatinaMomInLA\/status\/1221540905166860290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many legends of the sports as well as popular public figures took to Twitter to pay their respect for the former MVP and All-Star player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Michael Jordan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oI7w6e7HLI\">pic.twitter.com\/oI7w6e7HLI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Estee Portnoy (@esteep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esteep\/status\/1221564272603430918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s no words to express the pain Im going through with this tragedy of loosing my neice Gigi &amp; my brother <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kobebryant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kobebryant<\/a> I love u and u will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pigHywq3c1\">pic.twitter.com\/pigHywq3c1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SHAQ (@SHAQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ\/status\/1221549914766954496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe was so much more than an athlete, he was a family man. That was what we had most in common. I would hug his children like they were my own and he would embrace my kids like they were his. His baby girl Gigi was born on the same day as my youngest daughter Me\u2019Arah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BHBPN5Wq8V\">pic.twitter.com\/BHBPN5Wq8V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SHAQ (@SHAQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ\/status\/1221569633683234818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Laker Nation, the game of basketball &amp; our city, will never be the same without Kobe. Cookie &amp; I are praying for Vanessa, his beautiful daughters Natalia, Bianka &amp; Capri, as well as his parents Joe &amp; Pam &amp; his sisters. We will always be here for the Bryant family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WWxmtEAJqZ\">pic.twitter.com\/WWxmtEAJqZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\/status\/1221561529897644032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/table-tennis-player-mehak-anwar-loses-life-to-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Table Tennis Star Mehak Anwar Loses Life to Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is painful!!!<br \/>I\u2019ve known this man since he was 15 &amp; I was 16. AAU teammates to competing against him for 18 seasons in the NBA. We were literally talking in these pics how I will enjoy retirement and that we would have a convo soon on how to go through it. Also how happy&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5P1Egv0EMh\">pic.twitter.com\/5P1Egv0EMh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrvincecarter15\/status\/1221659866386829315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Continued&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>he was being able to watch his girls grow up. We mentioned how we will do for our daughters to the best of our abilities and now you\u2019re headed to a better place on my bday smh. Rest up legend &amp; Long Live \u201cThe Mamba\u201d \ud83d\udc0d \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <br \/>Many prayers to the Bryant family&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hViLULxA2B\">pic.twitter.com\/hViLULxA2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrvincecarter15\/status\/1221659873093570563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant, the former MVP, two-time Finals MVP and 18-time All-Star, retired in 2016 as the third-leading scorer in NBA history, finishing two decades with the Lakers as a prolific scorer with a sublime all-around game and a relentless competitive ethic. He held that spot in the league scoring ranks until Saturday night, when the Lakers\u2019 LeBron James passed him for third place during a game in Philadelphia, Bryant\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kobe\u2019s wife and his children. Stay posted for more updates.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-woman-from-quetta-faced-untold-tragedy-to-become-a-karate-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Woman From Quetta Faced Untold Tragedy to Become a Karate Pro<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of most prolific players in basketball history, Kobe Bryant died tragically in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. The incident took place Sunday morning when Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed a helicopter crash in the mountainous area in Calabasas, in which nine people died. 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