determine what caused that crash kobe bryants das has led to an outpouring of grief around the world. he was the smiling face of n.b.a. basketball for 2 decades kobe bean bryant dribbled and scored with the formidable los angeles lakers his entire career. his death has shocked fans from around the world many say his influence expands beyond just the basketball court. this is more than basketball. it was just a mentality to get through life. never even meant 45 years of living i have not filled this much grief in love for one man i bryant was a shooting guard for the l.a. lakers he went straight from high school to the n.b.a. he was an 18 time all-star who won 5 n.b.a. titles and 2 of them picked gold medals only 41 years old he died alongside his 13 year old daughter giana his daughter also showed on court talent and was aiming to follow her father's footsteps into professional basketball he even credited giana after winning an unexpected oscar in 2018 all of it. my daughter gave me the best piece of advice i was a little. worried about turning this into a film i've never done that something before and we're in a house and we're talking about as a fami

. >> reporter: he was born kobe bean bryant. to the world, the 41-year-old was a global basketball phenomenon. the son of a pro basketball player, the philly native finished high school and was quickly drafted by the nba. >> greatness lies ahead for this young man. >> reporter: at the time bryant was the youngest player in the league's history at just over 17 years old. >> i think a lot of people, even when i came out of high school, i think people were kind of, kind of giving me the cold shoulder to begin with because i think unfortunately, some people wanted me to fail because i defied the odds. >> kobe! kobe! kobe! >> reporter: he spent the entire career with the l.a. lakers winning five nba championships with the team. during his 20 seasons, bryant became one of the top scoring players, even surpassed michael jordan, becoming fourth on the nba's all-time scoring list. on two occasions he helped secure team usa olympic gold on the world stage. bryant dealt with controversy, too. in 2003 he was charged with sexual assault, acc

basketball for 2 decades kobe bean bryant tripled and scored with the formidable los angeles lakers his entire career. his death has shocked fans around the world many say his influence expands beyond just the basketball court. this is more than basketball it was it was just a mentality to get through life. they were dealt with i never even met them it's 45 years of living i have not killed this much grief in love for one man. bryant was a shooting guard for the l.a. lakers he went straight from high school to the n.b.a. he was an 18 time all-star who won 5 n.b.a. titles and 2 of them pickled medals but his reputation wasn't only glowing in 2003 bryant was accused of rape the case was eventually dropped and a separate civil suit was settled out of court. only 41 years old he died alongside his 13 year old daughter giana she also showed on court talent and was aiming to follow her father's footsteps into professional basketball he credited john after winning an unexpected oscar in 2018 for his animated short basketball all of it. my daughter gave me the best piece of advice i was a littl

. >> i'm happy just to be in any conversation with kobe bean bryant. one of the all-time greatest basketball players to ever play, one of the all-time greatest lakers. the man got two jerseys hanging up in staples center. it's just crazy. >> reporter: but bryant also in 2003, he wacharged with t. sexual assault. that case settled out of court. the charges dropped. but his goals extended way beyond the hardwood. >> if basketball is the best thing i've done in my life, then i've failed. >> reporter: bryant winning an oscar in 2018 for his short film "dear basketball." players across the country today learning of the tragic news as it broke midgame. a memorial outside the staples center growing tonight. recently, bryant talked about how his daughter gianna had reignited his passion for the game. the pair seen here at a recent nets game in brooklyn, talking about the game they both loved. tom, hundreds of people have gathered here at the staples center behind me. many of them wearing kobe bryant jerseys. both number 24 and number 8. and spontaneous chants

. >> reporter: he was born kobe bean bryant and to the world the 41-year-old was a global basketballhenomenon, the son of a pro-basketball player the philly native finished high school and was quickly drafted by the nba. but at the time bryant was the youngest player in the league's history at just over 17 years old. >> i think a lot of people even when i came out of high school, i think people were kind of giving me the cold shoulder to begin with because i think unfortunately some people wanted me to fail. >> reporter: the mvp spent his entire pro career with the l.a. lakers winning five championships with the team. during his 20 seasons bryant became one of the league's top scoring players. even surpassed michael jordan becoming one of the fourth on the nba's all-time scoring list. he helped secure team usa olympic gold on the world stage. bryant dealt with controversy too. in 2003 he was charged with sexual assault accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel employee. the charge was later dropped and the case settled in civil court. bryant also overcame sports related injuries. then in

. >> i'm happy to be just in any conversation with kobe bean bryant. >> reporter: inside the staples center where kobe spent his storied career, stars at the grammys paying tribute. ♪ fans gathered outside. and fellow nba greats honoring bryant on social media. shaquille o'neal posting on instagram that there are no words to express his pain calling bryant his brother. michael jordan echoing that writing "i am in shock calling bryant a fierce competitor, one of the greats of the game and a creative force." the ntsb is now investigating the crash looking into the helicopter's maintenance records to see if they can determine a cause. meanwhile here in los angeles, buildings lighting up in purple and gold to honor the athlete. in calabasas, california, romina pugga. >> we've seen tributes from all over the world, even from organizations that rival the lakers and 40 play them several times a year. >> reporter: yes, eric. fellow athletes, coaches, and even team owners. mark cuban, the owner of rival team dallas mavericks, says he is retiring number 24, that no maverick will ever use that n

and you know that is why so many people here and globally with mourning the death of kobe bean bryantwe know the chase center behind me have purple and gold lights here right now but yesterday that they had an image of kobe on the big electronic billboard out there. they put that up not too long after the sdelars great. the team did cancel practice following yesterday's tragic news and as you mentioned, you have some of the team stars res and that includes steph curry who posted this instagram message that you could see there, him embracing bryant during a gam and the message reads in part, quote, our father is being tested but all i can say is thank you. may you and gianna rest easy. now curry is referring to his 13-year-old daughter who is also in that helicopter and passed aaway as well. now bryant never played a game here at the chase center but was the main attraction during his prime at many warriors/lakers games where oracle could admit they heard more fans cheering for kobe than the warriors. the last game he played was in oracle in january of 2016. of course the crowd gave hi

. >> reporter: he was born kobe bean bryant. to the world the 41-year-old was a global basketball phenomenon. the son of a pro basketball player. the philly native finished high school and was quickly drafted by the nba. at the time bryant was the youngest player in the league's history at just over 17 years old. >> i think a lot of people, even when i came out of high school, i think people were kind of giving me the cold shoulder to begin with because i think unfortunately some people wanted me to fail because i deified the odds. >> reporter: the mvp spent his entire pro career with the l.a. lakers winning five nba championships with the team. during his 20 seasons bryant became one of the league's top-scoring players, even surpassing michael jordan. on two occasions he helped secure team usa olympic gold on the world stage. bryant dealt with controversy too. in 2003 he was charged with sexual assault accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel employee. the charge was later dropped and the case was settled in civil court. bryant al

for him until they had dinner one night at a kobe steak house and pam and joe bryant thought oh, that's a nice name, interesting name. so kobe became kobe beantle boy i remember vividly the grandparents holding him. they came to the games at the spectrum and so we saw kobe way back. brian: pat, you told me the death of kobe bryant is akin, you think, globally to princess diana, why? >> princess diana i remember a figure beloved around the world. her death seemed so empty. there was no reason for it. brian: senseless. >> a driver who had had too much to drink and going too fast and an accident takes place and this beloved figure gone. this is very similar to that kobe known around the world, loved around the world, respected around the world and dies in an accident that you think that didn't need to happen. why did that happen? just sad. brian: you were senior vice president. founder of the magic. ran things for the 76ers. tell me about the decision the clippers and lakers made not to play? >> i think it's a good decision, brian. there is so much sadness and nobody just feels like doing anything. you just want to sit and, brian, i think it's

groeb up his father was a professional basketball player, joe "jelly bean" bryant. kobe bryant grew up all over the world. he spoke fluent italian. grew up for a time in italy. graduated from lower mar onoutside of philadelphia. philly was really his hometown. but he was a global figure. he played 20 years for the los angeles lakers. won five titles, the mvp award. stored 81 points in one game. the only person who has ever done that was wilt chamberlain. more than that, he was a presence of leadership, and he was somebody who reminded people that you cannot work hard enough. his workout regimen was absolutely legendary. and he's somebody who -- people are just like in shock and suffering in real time. >> yes. >> like we are talking nba superstars, writers -- i mean people can even find the words because he was a part of our life as recently arizona you put it 16 hours ago when lebron passed him on the scoring record in philadelphia. >> i mean, when that news started to trickle out on social media, dave, i mean people were saying, come on kobe, respond on twitter, say it

kobe bryant could bring to the game at the age of 18. kobe had a very unusual upbringing. he grew up basically in italy. spoke fluent italian, spoke fluent spanish. his dad jelly bean joe bryant was a player with the philadelphia warriors, warriors at the time, and then played professionally overseas. so kobe grew up a little bit differently, although he did go to marion high school outside philadelphia, was a huge star. this was before the 1996 nba draft, and it was unheard of to draft a high school player. >> he was 17. he was 17. >> right. exactly. and jerry west decided to have a work out with a couple of former lakers, larry drew and michael cooper. i can recall the newspaper stories at the time said jerry said the players were overmatched by this 17-year-old youngster. so he made the trade with charlotte, a veteran center to charlotte for the lakers. it took a while for kobe to make his mark. it took a couple of years. what strikes me most about kobe is his commitment to the game. obviously there's amazing talent there. but the way he approached the game, he was a vicious scorer. you could just see that on his face. he became, obviously, one of the all-time g

kobe was different, you know, than everybody else. everybody else. all the answer born players because of his upbringing which included several years in italy, his father joe nicknamed jelly bean bryant played in italy. he spoke italian. he developed a huge fan interest in soccer. i am not so sure if he wasn't involved in a minor investment. i know lebron is. kobe was a noted soccer fan. and this idea of his cosmopolitan nature separated him and in fact i am guessing at times even perhapsed caused some social friction when he was clearly not one of the boys. that was one of the issues with the lakers, at times, as that -- he was -- he was different than the other guys. and he couldn't help his sensibility and his awareness about things that americans don't know sometimes came out in his social interaction with his own teammates. >> do you have a favorite moment, a favorite kobe moment, something that you have said oh, my gosh when i saw him do this, i thought, this guy is unbelievable? >> no, i can't say that. i will say, though, the realization that he scored 81 points in a game, second only to wilt chamberlain, that always fascinated me. and his farewell. we have seen some great fa

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