LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 — Hundreds of fans gathered yesterday outside the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles to pay tribute to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash that stunned the sports world and beyond. “This dude is everything to me man. It makes no sense,” said Bobby...
Mourners gather in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center to pay respects to Kobe Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles January 26, 2020. — Reuters pic
The retired Lakers player, 41, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others perished early yesterday in the crash on a hillside in Calabasas, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. He said he heard about the news while driving in Hollywood and headed to a flower shop to purchase a bouquet to honour his idol.
“I’ve lost family members, and I know it sounds messed up but it didn’t hurt this bad,” he told AFP. “Losing Kobe is really, really close to losing a family member because he was a LA legend.Some 200 people also gathered yesterday at the foot of the hill closest to the crash site, many of them wearing Bryant jerseys.
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