Kobe Bryant maut dalam nahas helikopter

Astro Awani
Januari 26, 2020 04:31 MYT

Kobe Bryant maut dalam nahas helikopter di California. - Gambar Reuters

Legenda bola keranjang Amerika Syarikat, Kobe Bryant, 41, maut dalam nahas helikopter di California.

Helikopter persendirian yang dinaiki Bryant dilaporkan terbakar dan terhempas di bandar Calabasas, lapor media tempatan.

Menurut Jabatan Sherif Los Angeles, nahas turut mengorbankan lapan penumpang lain.

Nama mangsa lain bagaimanapun belum didedahkan, namun dipercayai nahas turut mengorbankan anak Bryant, Gianna Maria Onore, 13, yang dikenali sebagai GiGi, lapor TMZ.

Terdahulu, media melaporkan lima termasuk Bryant terkorban dalam nahas itu. Namun pemeriksaan pada senarai penumpang menunjukkan sembilan individu berada di dalam pesawat malang itu ketika kejadian.

#Update Downed aircraft is a helicopter. Flames extinguished. #Malibu deputies at crash site looking for survivors, 4200 blk Las Virgenes Rd #Calabasas #LASD pic.twitter.com/eixLhGhLyE
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) January 26, 2020

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Five people confirmed deceased, no survivors in #Calabasas helicopter crash. #LASD #Malibu deputies remain with #LA County Fire personnel. Investigation ongoing. Avoid the area until further notice.
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) January 26, 2020

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Searching the site where the helicopter crashed in Calabasas California and the great Kobe Bryant was killed #kobe #kobebryant #kobecrash pic.twitter.com/fQwhLCfr9f
— MikesOffice (@office_mikes) January 26, 2020

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Berita sedih kematian bintang bola keranjang AS itu turut mendapat perhatian bekas presiden Barack Obama dan isterinya Michelle.

Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 26, 2020

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Juara NBA lima kali itu beraksi bersama Los Angeles Lakers selama 20 tahun dan bersara pada April 2016.

Pencapaian terbaik Bryant dalam arena sukan adalah apabila diangkat sebagai pemain NBA paling berharga (MVP) pada 2008.

Bryant pernah merangkul Oscar untuk filem animasi pendek 'Dear Basketball' pada 2018.

#Calabasas #Dear Basketball #Gianna Maria Onore #gigi #helikopter terbakar #Kobe Bryant #MVP #NBA