Ringo Chiu

Photojournalist
     
The death of Kobe Bryant
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: United States
Biography: Ringo Chiu AKA "The Machine," a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography and 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography. Wildfires and protests have always been some of Chiu's favorite news events to... MORE
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The death of Kobe Bryant
Copyright Ringo Chiu 2024
Updated Mar 2022
Summary
Kobe Bryant, the 18-time All-Star who won five NBA championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career all with the Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, January 26, 2020. He was 41.
Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020, in Calabasas, California. He was 41. His death generated headlines and shocking celebrities and fans around the world quickly took to social media to react to the news, reflecting on the legacy of the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five NBA championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation.

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