Dave McMenamin

ESPN

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NBA reporter for ESPN.

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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday morning.

Kobe Bryant’s impact on and off the basketball court

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday morning.

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