Tributes flow for Kobe Bryant, with fellow NBA players and political figures among others taking to social media to express their grief and shock over his tragic death in a helicopter crash in California.
Statement from Michael Jordan: pic.twitter.com/oI7w6e7HLI
— Estee Portnoy (@esteep) January 26, 2020
The 41-year-old NBA legend with daughter Gianna, 13, are among nine people confirmed dead from the crash.
An investigation on the causes of the crash is underway.
Before retiring in 2016, after spending a 20-year career with the LA Lakers, Bryant had won 18 All - Star titles and five NBA championships.
