Kobe Bryant congratulated LeBron James in his last social media posts

American Basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s sudden death has sent shock waves across world. 41-year-old, along with his daughter Gianna Maria Ore and seven ors, was killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Less than 24 hours before his death, Bryant had shared a congratulatory post for fellow NBA star LeBron James for passing him to third place on league’s all-time scoring. Watch post here:

He had also taken to Twitter to toast James and used Hashtag #33644- numbers of points James needs to become third-leading scorer in NBA history. 

Speaking about his death, Los Angeles County dept sheriff said that y got a call for a downed helicopter on Sunday following which  emergency services rushed to scene and put out  fire. y also confirmed that nine people aboard died. crash is suspected to have occurred due to foggy winter conditions and is currently under investigation. According to reports, re was ar basketball player and parent on helicopter, but thing has been confirmed yet. LeBron James was seen inconsolable as following Kobe Bryant's death after he landed in LA.

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Bryant's extraordinary career

Kobe Bryant played with Lakers for two decades, starting as an 18-year-old rookie in 1996. Bryant retired in 2016, third on all-time NBA scoring list. He had five NBA championships to his name, winning NBA MVP in 2008. Bryant had a career aver of 25 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Kobe Bryant even paired up with LeBron James for Olympics, winning country two gold medals in 2008 and 2012 respectively.

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