Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant had been expected at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks for a basketball game scheduled for Sunday. The helicopter crash, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, caused a brush fire, Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby said. The crash killed all nine people aboard, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department saidEarlier, the sheriff's department said five people were killed in the crash. Much respect my brother," Bryant tweeted Saturday night. "He will live forever in the heart of Los Angeles, and will be remembered through the ages as one of our greatest heroes."

Source: CNN January 26, 2020 19:41 UTC