Pilot Ara Zobayan radioed to air traffic control that he was climbing to 4,000 feet soon before the helicopter crashed near Calabasas on January 26. Los Angeles Lakers icon Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and six other people on board died in the accident. The NTSB, which is continuing to investigate the crash, stressed the "public docket" was not a final report "nor does it contain analysis, findings, recommendations, or probable cause determinations." "Analysis, findings, recommendations, and probable cause determinations related to the crash will be issued by the NTSB in a final report at a later date." He was twice named MVP of the NBA finals and was the all-star game MVP four times

Source: Daily Nation June 18, 2020 07:46 UTC