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    Kobe Bryant, regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died in a helicopter crash

    Kobe Bryant, regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died in a helicopter crash


    He won five titles with the Los Angeles Lakers across his 20-year NBA career, being named finals MVP twice and regular season MVP in 2008.

    Bryant's fourth on the competition's all-time scoring list with over 33-thousand points, 81 of which came in a single game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.

    He was famous for his win at all costs approach, dubbed the 'mamba mentality'.

    ESPN's Rachel Nichols describes what that was..

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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