By: Ivanine Silva
Former NBA “eternal” Kobe Bryant died this Sunday (26), victim of a helicopter accident, at the age of 41, in the State of California.
The tragic news was initially broadcast by TMZ and a few minutes later, it flooded thousands of screens, radios and newspapers around the world, revealing that the accident killed eight other people in addition to Kobe Bryant, including his daughter Gianna Bryant, from just 13 years old.
The cause of the accident is the heavy fog that was felt in the place where the fatality occurred.
Black Mamba, as the star was known, ended his career in 2016, at the age of 38, a career entirely dedicated to the Los Angels Lakers, where he played for 20 years and won several trophies.
In total, there were five NBA trophies, two Olympic Gold Medals, a Gold Medal from the Copa América de Basketball, he was the MVP of the finals twice, he was the MVP of the regular phase once, he played in the All Star Game 18 times and won 4 times the MVP award for these games.