Kobe Bryant’s 13-Year-Old Daughter Gianna Also Died in Crash: NBA Commissioner

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Gianna Bryant and her father, former NBA player Kobe Bryant, attend the WNBA All-Star Game 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 27, 2019. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Sunday evening confirmed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among those who died in a helicopter crash in California.

Silver wrote in a statement, “The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna,” who was known affectionately as Gigi.