"Iam in shock over the tragic news of Kobe's and Gianna's passing. Words cant describe the pain Im feeling. I love Kobe - he was like a little brother to me. " - Michael Jordan
Witnesses, according to news reports on the radio, said there was an unusually thick fog that morning. The chopper pilot was sent a warning that he was too low and they couldn't see his blip on the radar screen. He never cleared some mountain range, apparently.
It's not the chopper that killed them, it's the stupidity of flying in a thick fog.
He could have ridden in one the rest of his life and never had an issue.
There's already an "online petition" to change the NBA logo to his silhouette as a fitting tribute. But there's some debate whether the logo should represent the "institution" rather than an "individual."