Basketball

By: Kelton Kluiter

On Sunday, January 26th the world lost a legend. At the age of 41 Kobe Bean Bryant and 8 others were killed in a tragic helicopter accident on their way to a travel basketball game. One of the other passengers killed was Kobe’s 13 year old daughter Gianna also known as “Gigi”. Kobe and Gigi were very close. They seemed to go everywhere together. Gianna was a very skilled basketball player and loved getting coached by her father.

Kobe and Gianna were often found sitting court side at NBA games all across the country. Basketball was a passion that both Kobe and Gianna obviously shared. The others killed in the crash were John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, Christina Mauser, and Ara Zobayan.