Celebrities and Athletes Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant, Who Died This Morning in a Helicopter Crash

Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant are at peace.

Kobe Bryant fans are honoring the late athlete by flocking to one of his favorite California restaurants. Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on January 26, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, was a regular at El Camino Real in Orange County.

The Bryant's are staying strong. 

Kobe Bryant‘s mother Pamela Bryant, 65, has been since since the first time after the tragic loss of her son and 13-year-old granddaughter Gianna. Pamela, who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, was spotted driving from her home in a black Ford Expedition to a Target store on Friday, Jan.

Vanessa Bryant has spoken out for the first time since the devastating helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna, saying that "there aren't enough words" to describe their family's pain.

Vanessa Bryant is doing what she can to help the families of those killed in the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of her husband, Kobe Braynt, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

The 2020 Super Bowlwill now include a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant.

ESPN reporter Elle Duncan had us all in tears with her moving tribute to Kobe Bryant, who died alongside his daughter Gianna and seven others in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday (Jan. 26).

A love story for the ages. Kobe Bryant celebrated his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their long-term relationship in a touching Instagram tribute less than two months before his untimely death.

On Monday night, the hosts of late night television joined in on the chorus of tributes for Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Bryant's death, and that of his daughter Gianna and the seven others on board, was a devastating blow to sports fans and the nation as a whole. Since many of the hosts are located in Los Angeles, they were able to share personal stories about their time spent with the NBA star or revisit interview clips in his memory.

The late night community is feeling the loss of Kobe Bryant.

Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, and Kirk Franklin held a Sunday Service gospel performance last night. During his segment, West paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, singing, “I was driving home/They was leaving your jersey on the freeway, and I just broke down, broke down, broke down.” In addition, Chance rapped his verse from “Ultralight Beam.” Watch footage (captured via Kim Kardashian West’s Instagram Stories) below.

Radio stations in Southern California are planning to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with a moment of silence at noon Monday.The Southern California Broadcasters Association is urging its members to devote one minute and eight seconds to "honor the death of NBA legend and Southern California hero Kobe Bryant." The extra eight seconds refers to his original jersey number, 8.Bryant starred for 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, who call Staples Center home, and won five NBA championships with the

Ara Zobayan is dead after a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26.

Second-time Grammy host Alicia Keys opened up the 2020 Grammy Awards Sunday (Jan. 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with a monologue that paid homage to Kobe Bryant, who was killed earlier Sunday along with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a shocking helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA.Taking the stage in a silvery gown, Keys was somber as she opened the proceedings.

Gone too soon. Fans rushed to the Staples Center in Los Angeles to honor the life and legacy of Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26. He was 41 years old.

Professional basketball star Kobe Bryant, 41, has died in a helicopter crash in the Southern California neighborhood Calabasas. Bryant was among nine people who died in the accident, and there were no survivors, ABC reported.