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'Sad Day for World' - Africa Mourns Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant

Liberian President George Weah - a former soccer champion - says the death in a helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant has devastated the sports world. The basketball legend was on board his private helicopter when it crashed in a Los Angeles suburb, killing all on board. Sports24 reports that Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna was among the victims.

Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes/U.S. Air Force

Kobe Bryant, in white, dribbles against players from the Dominican Republic during a pre-Olympic exhibition game on July 12, 2012, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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