Kobe Bryant Chopper Crash

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Federal safety officials to name likely cause of crash

On Tuesday, federal safety officials are expected to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the crash that unleashed worldwide grief for Kobe Bryant, launched several lawsuits and prompted state and federal legislation.

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

NBA legend Kobe Bryant had been flying with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter when it crashed, killing them and seven others in January.

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa slams lawsuit from mother seeking support

The 48-page lawsuit filed by Sofia Urbieta Laine, 68, claims Kobe Bryant "promised to take care" of her for life.

Heavy fog may have disoriented pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, says US' National Transportation Safety Board

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven others on board, likely became disoriented in the fog, federal investigators said

Kobe Bryant, others died in an instant due to blunt trauma, autopsy into helicopter crash reveals

A celebrity figure across the globe, Bryant had to be identified by his fingerprints after his body was found in the dirt outside the wreckage of the chopper.

Kobe Bryant's sports academy in South California retires "Mamba" nickname, rebrands itself

Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed 26 January as they flew to a basketball tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy.

Families of deceased members sue helicopter company in deadly crash involving Kobe Bryant

Unlike Vanessa Bryant's lengthy lawsuit, the new identical seven-page cases do not name the dead pilot, Ara Zobayan, or his representative, as a defendant.

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa sues helicopter owner, operator, pilot for deaths in Los Angeles

Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter

Kobe Bryant memorial: 'A piece of me died. Please rest in peace, little brother,' says a tearful Michael Jordan in poignant tribute

Jordan broke into tears during a moving speech about his largely unpublicised friendship with Bryant, who died along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant memorial: 'I couldn't see him as a celebrity. He was mine, he was my everything,' says wife Vanessa Bryant

Fans, many wearing Bryant's jersey or team colors, filled the seats at the arena where Bryant played for the final 17 seasons of a two-decade NBA career spent entirely with Los Angeles' most popular sports franchise