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Kobe Bryant Among 5 Killed In Helicopter Crash

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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died at age 41, ESPN has confirmed.

Bryant was one of five people who were killed in a helicopter crash in southern California near Calabasas shortly before 10 a.m.

The cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed. Allen Kenitzer, an FAA spokesman, said his agency and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating.