Kobe Bryant Said He Used Helicopters So He Could Spend More Time With Family

Jan 28, 2020 by apost team

On the morning of January 26, 2020, the 18-time All-Star and five-time N.B.A. champion, Kobe Bryant, passed away in a devastating helicopter crash. Tragically, the basketball legend’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also among the nine people on board and lost her life. Kobe had reportedly frequently used helicopters as his means of transportation so he could spend more time with family. 

Kobe Bryant owned his own private Sikorsky S-76 helicopter according to Entertainment Tonight. The NBA legend used helicopter transportation so he could beat L.A. traffic and spend more time with his family. 

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the basketball star was traveling on an S-76 helicopter Sunday morning when it crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, as per the Washington Post. Bryant was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter Giana “GiGi” Bryant,  another six passengers, and a pilot. There were no survivors.

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In December 2018 Byrant did a sit-down for The Corp With A-Rod and Big Cat, where he explained the reason why he flies versus drives.  "Traffic started getting really, really bad. And I was sitting in traffic and I wound up missing, like, a school play, because I was sitting in traffic," he told the hosts of the show.

"I had to figure out a way where I could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time. So that's when I looked into helicopters, to be able to get down and back [from home in Orange County to practice in Los Angeles] in 15 minutes."

Fans all over the world are paying tribute to their beloved basketball hero and his daughter. Thoughts and prayers go out to the rest of the Bryant family, Kobe’s wife Vanessa and Gianna’s sisters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.

Now is the time to remember Kobe Bryant, the All-Star, the champion, the legend and above all the family man. He took great care of his daughters and was a loving husband to Vanessa, who he had been married to for 18 years.

Let your thoughts and prayers go out to the Bryant family and be sure to pass this article along to keep Kobe and Gianna’s memory alive.