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Why late Kobe Bryant was not speaking with his parents

Former NBA star Kobe Bryant with his parents, Pamela Cox Bryant and Joe Bryant [Photos courtesy]

As the world is coming to terms with the death of the former NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, and seven others who were on board the helicopter, attention has shifted to Kobe’s remaining family members.

His Sikorsky S-76 craft went down on Sunday in low clouds and foggy weather shortly before 10 am (1800 GMT) in a hilly terrain just outside Calabasas, California, about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of central Los Angeles, sparking a brush fire.

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