'Giant in sports': World reacts to death of NBA star Kobe Bryant | News | Al Jazeera

five-time NBA champion, a double Olympic gold medallist, a speaker of multiple languages, an Oscar winner - and one of a handful of athletes known internationally simply by their first namesKobe Bryant, one of basketball's all-time greats whose sporting appeal transcended the United States, was among nine people killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, home to the only team he ever played for: The Los Angeles Lakers

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