US basketball Legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California.

 

Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter with his daughter and seven others when it came down and burst into flames.

 

US President Donald Trump in a tweet said Kobe Bryant despite being more than a truly great basket ball player of all time, was just getting started in life.

 

He said he loved his family so much and had such strong passion for the future.

 

According to Trump, the loss of his beautiful daughter Giana makes this moment even more devastating.

 

For former US president Barrack Obama tweeting, Kobe was a legend on t he court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act.

 

Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, played for the LA Lakers throughout his career and is considered one of the greatest players in the game’s history.

 

Moments of silence have been observed at basketball games across the US.

 

Bryant has also been remembered at the Grammy Awards which are being held at the Los Angeles Lakers’ stadium.

 

The NBA issued a statement saying it was “devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna” aged 13.

 

Kobe Bryant had this interview with the CNN two weeks before his heath.