A year ago, Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others boarded a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Much respect my brother.”Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020Whitney Bagge, vice president at Island Express, to the NTSB: “Kobe was very particular on who flew him. Pilot Man.’ … Vanessa [Bryant] loved Ara, and Kobe would even have Ara fly his girls by themselves. It was a locker room that needed counseling, that needed hugs.”Magic Johnson hugs Kobe Bryant before his final game with the Lakers on April 13, 2016, at Staples Center. They sing “Amazing Grace,” then break into a chant familiar to fans at Staples Center: “Kobe, Kobe, Kobe.”(Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles Times staff writers Andrew Greif and Broderick Turner contributed to this story.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2021 12:02 UTC