Kobe Bryant went to Newport Beach church for praying hours before tragic death: Report

Kobe Bryant and 13-year old daughter Gianna's death has left world in shock. NBA legend was a highly revered member of LA community and was a devout Catholic. As per recent reports, five-time NBA Championship winner had attended church and received holy communion just hours before his death.

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Far Steve Sallot told CBS2 on Monday that Kobe Bryant stopped at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church and attended mass along with Gianna on day of ir death. Sallot recalls “I saw him yesterday (Sunday) before 7 am mass,” Sallot said. “We chatted for a couple of minutes, and n he moved on, and obviously, he was going to airport yesterday morning. He was quite a man of faith. We shook hands, and I saw that he had blessed himself because re was a little holy water on his forehead,” Sallot said. “So I knew that he’d gone into chapel to pray and came out and blessed himself. And n we spoke for a minute, shook hands, and n off he went.”

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