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NBA legend Kobe Bryant touched all corners of the world

A nation — no, a world — is waking up Monday morning trying to come to grips that a sports legend is suddenly gone.

All were stopped in their tracks when learning that Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in California. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and former league MVP who became one of the greatest players of all-time during a lengthy career with the Los Angeles Lakers, was 41.

The helicopter crashed in Calabasas, Calif., which is in Los Angeles County and about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.