Following are reactions to the death of basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, who were both killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday:
Former president Barack Obama: "Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act," Obama said on Twitter. "To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day."
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