Former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his thirteen-year daughter Gianna Bryant were buried in a private ceremony near their family home in Newport Beach, California, according to the death certificates.

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna laid to rest in private funeral

Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence of engine failure, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday.

No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB

The retired NBA star and his daughter Gianna were among nine people in a helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, California.

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas

A true global superstar, the depth of Bryant’s popularity quickly surfaced as reports were confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers great had been killed along with his daughter Gianna and seven others when his helicopter crashed in a remote field near the city of Calabasas.

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