The sporting world and beyond is mourning the death of Kobe Bryant, aged 41. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine on board a helicopter that crashed on Sunday.

The late Kobe Bryant welcomed four daughters with wife Vanessa Bryant before his tragic death in 2020 Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.