Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. The Times looks back on the life of the Lakers legend.

Multiple memorial statues honor Bryant, including a 150-pound bronze statue depicting Kobe and Gianna Bryant that was revealed at the crash site on Jan. 26, 2022. It was displayed there for one day.

LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash that reportedly killed Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California, U.S., January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Gene Blevins. Gene Blevins/Reuters.

Multiple memorial statues honor Bryant, including a 150-pound bronze statue depicting Kobe and Gianna Bryant that was revealed at the crash site on Jan. 26, 2022. It was displayed there for one day.

FILE - Firefighters work the scene of a helicopter crash where former NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant died in Calabasas, Calif., Jan. 26, 2020.

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. *It was five years ago today, on January 26, 2020, that the worlds of sports and family were forever altered when Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter ...

LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, Calif., Jan. 26, 2020. Gene Blevins/Reuters.

Kobe Bryant may be gone, ... Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others.