One of the most widely known NBA players in the world and possibly one of the all-time greatest Kobe Bryant passed away on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others on board.
The 41-year-old basketball star was an 18-time All-Star and five-time NBA champion, mostly with the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA sent a confirmation of Bryant’s and Gianna’s deaths to all teams and league employees Sunday afternoon, according to two people familiar with the document.
Outside the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif., fans laid flowers and lit candles at an impromptu memorial for their star. The academy was hosting the Mamba Cup Tournament Series, and the games were canceled after the news of Bryant’s death became public.
Indian cricketers are also followers of the NBA basketball and mourned the death of one of the best players of all-time and took to Twitter pay rich tributes to the fallen star.
Here are the tweets:
