NBA postpones Lakers' game against Clippers in wake of Kobe Bryant's death

 National Basketball Association (NBA) anunced that Tuesday night's match between Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed following tragic demise of ir former player Kobe Bryant. new date of game will be anunced later.

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Game postponed

In a statement released on Monday afteron, NBA anunced that game, which was scheduled to be played at Staples Center - home of Lakers - on Tuesday, has been postponed out of respect for Lakers Organisation. 

Kobe Bryant was one of nine people who passed away in crash, which has shocked entire world. Tributes have been pouring in from basketball fans, politicians, athletes, film stars since news broke. Bryant's 13-year-old daughter was also among deceased. 

helicopter was flying in foggy conditions and authorities are currently investigating incident. 

Kobe Bryant excelled for two deces with Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championships and featuring in 18 All-Star Games before anuncing retirement following 2016 season.

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sudden death of shooting guard came just hours after he toasted fellow NBA icon and current Laker LeBron James for passing him for third place on league’s all-time scoring list. Kobe Bryant was considered favorite and will be posthumously inducted into  Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Bryant has spent his entire 20-year career at LA Lakers and hundreds of mirers arrived at Center to pay ir respect. Chants of "Kobe!" and "MVP! MVP!" were heard. Fans also placed candles and handwritten letters. A sort of impromptu Kobe Bryant memorial, refore, was also created at Center.

After incident, NBA Commissioner am Silver said, " NBA family is devastated by tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna...He was generous with wisdom he acquired and saw it as his mission to share it with future generations of players, taking special delight in passing down his love of game to Gianna. "

(Im credits: AP)

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