Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died Jan. 26, 2020 at age 41. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
Bryant entered the NBA straight out of high school in 1996 and won five championships and one regular-season MVP award. Across the world, players, coaches and fans mourned Bryant's death. The NBA announced after his death that the All-Star Game MVP award, which he won four times, would be renamed in his honor.
Kobe Bryant's career, in his own words
Relive Kobe Bryant's historic NBA career, as described by the Lakers icon.