Kobe Bryant -- one of the most legendary basketball players ever, has died in a helicopter crash at age 41. TMZ reports the iconic Lakers player along with at least three other people including his daughter Gianna died when the copter went down in the mountains of Calabasas, CA. His wife Vanessa Bryant was not on board.

Kobe was knowns for traveling by helicopter from his home in Orange County, up to LA.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Bryant is survived by his wife and his three daughters Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri. R.I.P., Kobe.