Cartoons: Kobe Bryant’s death, memorialized by artists around the world | Perspective
Cartoonists remember Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.
On Sunday night, news broke that NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, were among the nine people who died in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles. The loss of Bryant, who attended Lower Merion high school, where he gained fame on the court as a young player, shook fans around the country.
Cartoonists from across the world reacted to the news by drawing tributes to the father and daughter, who went by the nicknames Mamba and Gigi.
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