The news of retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant killed along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and others in a helicopter crash has shocked the world. Bryant was poised to receive the Holy Grail of basketball – entering the prestigious Hall of Fame later this year. Bryant came up just short in the Jordan comparison on one key metric – efficiency. Genial and urbaneOff the court, the genial and urbane Bryant was a global icon. Vanessa Bryant, from left, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" in Los Angeles.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2020 05:03 UTC