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He was a passenger. There were 8 others who died as well, another man who had his daughter with him also..they were going to Kobe's daughter's basketball practice, she was a rising star herself taking after her dad.

I'm not sure but I think it was his private chopper and his pilot. They got into some fog and they said the chopper wasn't designed or cleared to fly in fog. But I never heard the exact cause.

Ah ok, a shame for all 8 of those who died in the accident.