NNPA NEWSWIRE — Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Maria Onore, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Bryant was 41, and his daughter, affectionately known as GiGi, was 13. “The death of Kobe Bryant is both shocking and sad not only for Laker fans, but really for all of the world,” stated Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., the chairman and executive publisher of NNPA member newspaper, the Los Angeles Sentinel. “This tragic death is a reminder of just how precious life really is and how we must embrace life, love and family and never forget what is really important.”
