https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/26/five-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/ > Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the photo gallery on a mobile device. > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41.