Bryant died on Jan. 26, 2020, when a helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, Calif., and began burning. He and the other passengers were killed on impact. Bryant was 41 years old when he died. He was born on Aug. 23, 1978, and died eight months before what would have been his 42nd birthday.

Vanessa Bryant remains closely connected to the game of basketball following the tragic death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, in 2020, when he passed away in a hel

Social media was filled with photographs, memories and stories of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant as people looked back at his life and career.

Today marks the fifth year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, and sometimes it’s hard to think that it’s real. Mostly everybody knew where they were the moment the news came across the news, and the entire world was shaken up as Bryant was a well-known icon not only in basketball but in society.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and his wife Ciara are close to the Bryant family and he shared some healing words on this tough day.