Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. Born: 23 August 1978. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. On a morning with foggy conditions in the Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles County Fire Department received the first report of a possible helicopter crash and brush fire at 9:47 a.m., said Daryl Osby, chief of the department. A helicopter was used to lower a paramedic near the site of the Sikorsky S-76B wreckage. He said everyone on board, including the unnamed pilot, “was determined to be perished.” The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the crash, a spokesperson for the FAA said. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said it would take weeks to complete the investigation. “It’s a logistical nightmare in a sense be...