Kobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator over deaths
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant said the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions and should have aborted the flight.
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The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant said the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions and should have aborted the flight.
"Babe, you take care of our Gigi," Vanessa Bryant said during her emotional tribute to her husband and daughter.
Through art, flowers and other tributes, fans worldwide are showing their love for the late basketball star.
Odes to Bryant were on full display during the All-Star Game in Chicago.
"#2, #24 #20 years as a Laker, " the bereaved wife and mother wrote on Instagram.
"Not gonna lie. Seems to me that karma caught up with a rapist today," Dr. Liza Sejkora wrote on Facebook soon after the helicopter crash that killed the NBA legend, his teen daughter and seven others.
Bryant helped grant more than 200 wishes during his time with the Lakers.
"He will be missed but he will not be forgotten, that's for sure," said the WNBA legend.
Before the game began, each team lined up at the 24-yard line for a moment of silence, an homage to the number Bryant wore during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"We all saw how ferocious he was on the court – relentless. I got to see the private side of him that was very introspective," said Andrew D. Bernstein.
After a moment of silence, LeBron James pocketed his pre-written speech and told the crowd, "I would be selling ya'll short if I read off this sh** so I'm coming straight from the heart."
Island Express Helicopters said it will decide "day by day" how long its fleet will be grounded in wake of Sunday's crash, which killed nine people.
"I would have five more girls if I could," Bryant told ESPN's Elle Duncan two years ago. "I'm a girl dad."
Earlier in the day, she changed her Instagram profile photo to a sweet image of the pair.
She urged passengers on the LA-bound flight to call the people they haven't spoken to in a while.
O'Neal said that his lifelong friend's death has made him realize the need to let people around him know he cares about them more often.
In honor of Kobe Bryant, one teacher had students shout his name as they tossed out their fears.
Mauser, who has three children, said his other daughter was also close with Kobe, and "they had a secret handshake"
Salley had already won three NBA championships when Bryant joined the Lakers in 1999, and described how he saw him transform from a young rising star to become "the grand master."
Cellphone video appears to show Bryant's helicopter circling near Burbank Airport before the crash.
Investigators are piecing together what happened during that final flight. Here's what we know so far.
A petition to change the NBA logo to Kobe Bryant now has more than 2 million signatures in two days.
Fans are scrambling to buy the late NBA star's gear since his death last weekend in a helicopter crash.
NBA's flagship store in New York told customers Monday that his Los Angeles Lakers jerseys are sold out.
Gregg Downer called Bryant his hero.