Kobe Bryant was born August 31, 1978 and passed away on January 26, 2020 in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. He was a basketball player for the Lakers and played his whole 20 season career from 1996 to 2016. He had a wife and four young daughters; his youngest daughter was only 7 months. Gianna Bryant and also died in the helicopter crash as well as 7 others. Bryant had 5 national championships, the 2008 MVP, a 12 time member of the defensive team, 15 time member of the all star team, and a net worth of around $350 million dollars. All he ever wanted was to watch his two young daughters grow up and make something of themselves, and he especially wanted to see his daughter Gianna make something of her basketball career.