Update: Kobe Bryan, daughter die in helicopter crash

New York Times – Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash. The retired Los Angeles Lakers star, a 5-time N.B.A. champion, was 41

Bryant was among the passengers traveling onboard the helicopter on Sunday. Five people were confirmed deceased, with no survivors, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter. An investigation is ongoing.

The National Basketball Association sent a confirmation of Bryant’s and his daughter Gianna’s deaths to all teams and league employees Sunday afternoon, according to two people familiar with the document.