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Summary
US basketball great Kobe Bryant dies aged 41 in a helicopter crash
Bryant's daughter Gianna also dies
Bryant was regarded as one of the greatest NBA players of all time
A five-time NBA champion with the LA Lakers
A two-time Olympic champion
Retired in 2016 after 20 seasons with the Lakers
Live Reporting
Callum Matthews
Watch BBC News Channel latestpublished at 20:48 GMT 26 January 2020
Bryant dies in helicopter crashpublished at 20:46 GMT 26 January 2020
20:46 GMT 26 January 2020In case you're just joining us, basketball legend Kobe Bryant has passed away in a helicopter crash in California.
Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it crashed and burst into flames, according to US media reports.
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'I started playing ball because of Kobe'published at 20:43 GMT 26 January 2020
20:43 GMT 26 January 2020Joel Embiid, a Cameroonian professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers, has shared this tribute where he explains how he got into basketball because of Bryant.
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End of X postBolt pays tributepublished at 20:40 GMT 26 January 2020
20:40 GMT 26 January 2020Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has also shared his tribute to Bryant on social media, alongside a photo of the pair at the London 2012 games.
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End of X postBrady pays tributepublished at 20:35 GMT 26 January 2020
20:35 GMT 26 January 2020NFL legend Tom Brady is among the many people paying tribute to Bryant on social media.
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End of X postNews conference at 22:00 GMTpublished at 20:33 GMT 26 January 2020
20:33 GMT 26 January 2020There will be a news conference at 22:00 GMT UK time where we are expected to find out more details about the helicopter crash involving Bryant.
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End of X post'Dear Basketball' - Bryant's emotional poem from retirementpublished at 20:32 GMT 26 January 2020
20:32 GMT 26 January 2020Watch Kobe Bryant's poem entitled 'Dear Basketball', written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2015.
Bryant in numberspublished at 20:30 GMT 26 January 2020
20:30 GMT 26 January 20201 - The number of Most Valuable Player awards Bryant has won. The accolade given the best-performing player in a regular season, Bryant won it in 2007-08.
4 - All-Star MVP Awards won - in 2001-02, 2006-07, 2008-09 and 2010-11. He is tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history.
11 - And only one other player, Karl Malone, has ever made the All-NBA First Team selections 11 times.
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20:28 GMT 26 January 2020Dwayne Wade, who is a three-time NBA champion with Miami Heat, has also taken to social media to share his shock at the breaking news that Bryant has passed away.
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End of X postFederal Aviation Administration Statementpublished at 20:26 GMT 26 January 2020
20:26 GMT 26 January 2020The Federal Aviation Administration have tweeted this statement.
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End of X postPostpublished at 20:25 GMT 26 January 2020
20:25 GMT 26 January 2020Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has paid his tribute to Bryant.
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End of X postWho was Bryant?published at 20:24 GMT 26 January 2020
20:24 GMT 26 January 2020Bryant, 41, was a five-time NBA champion and spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He retired in April 2016.
Bryant's achievements include being the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player and two-time NBA Finals MVP. He was also two-time NBA scoring champion and a two-time Olympic champion.
He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball, a five-minute film based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015.
City of Calabasas confirm Bryant's deathpublished at 20:23 GMT 26 January 2020
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End of X postPostpublished at 20:22 GMT 26 January 2020
20:22 GMT 26 January 2020You can read more about the helicopter crash in the BBC News article here.
Basketball legend Bryant dies in helicopter crashpublished at 20:19 GMT 26 January 2020
20:19 GMT 26 January 2020BreakingUS Media are reporting that Basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California.
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