The helicopter was a Sikorsky 76b. Sort of like this one. https://t.co/bX6JzsorVc

He was great,charismatic & among the hardest-working athletes ever,but what impressed me most was how deeply-involved Kobe was with his 4 daughters. Pray for them, Vanessa, his parents & his fellow passengers' families on this sad and shocking day. We will…

PM Netanyahu sending his condolences this evening. Kobe was a household name to many in Israel. Will never forget how many jerseys I saw back when I traveled there in 2015. https://t.co/pbeoFReOO8

Kobe Bryant’s retired #33 at Lower Merion High School where he graduated in 1996 @6abc #Kobe #KobeBryant

It’s like 3 seconds after news broke that Kobe Bryant and potentially his daughters died in a helicopter crash and I’ve already seen two ironic tweets about it and several news orgs pushing old pieces about him and everyone please ask yourselves if your humanity…

The compound of #USEmbassy in #Baghdad received a direct rockets hit by unruly militia. The Embassy restaurant or canteen was damaged and burned. This is a very dangerous game by #PMF uncontrolled factions to galvanize the tense situation. It must stop.

That's off the charts if true damn! The mean estimate of R0 for the 2019-nCoV ranges from 3.30 (95%CI: 2.73-3.96) to 5.47 (95%CI: 4.16-7.10), and significantly larger than 1. Our findings indicate the potential of 2019-nCoV to cause outbreaks. https://t.co/WMyuszD1CJ

President denounces Nobel prizewinner as “lightweight thinker” then puts apostrophe in wrong place in “followers’” https://t.co/s9jkWHaDzZ

There are some media reporters stating that his daughters were not on board the helicopter, however the ABC report is still up.

The NBA is cancelling all games scheduled for today (@AuroraIntel)

Seems potentially only some games might be cancelled? Seeing lots of teams will have a moment of silence before starting their games.

@IntelDoge It makes sense to cancel the night games, but games starting right now or within the next hour it may be too late to cancel. Would have to issue refunds, fans already made the trip etc. but I doubt ANY fan would have a problem if they did cancel…

This makes sense. Might just be night games cancelled due to timing and things like that. https://t.co/BGwsBQXymy

TMZ states one of his daughters was on board the helicopter. https://t.co/uZcfwUoHMB

An emotional interview with Drew Brees on the passing of Kobe Bryant. https://t.co/W1KZmculQb

On board the helicopter was Kobe, his daughter Gianna, another player and a parent. ABC jumped the gun big time. https://t.co/sMAMtnMgi7

#BREAKING: Of five rockets fired, three made a direct hit on the US embassy in #Baghdad for the first time since #Iran-linked militias have started escalating #Iraq

VIDEO: Drone footage of HTS SVBIED attack against government positions west of Aleppo today. https://t.co/PcJXWDavXH

BREAKING: Of five rockets fired tonight, three rockets in direct hit on US embassy in Baghdad, including one on cafeteria: security source - @AFP / @GebeilyM

#Breaking #Update Senior #US Defence official confirm that Katyusha rocket hit the #Embassy dining facility tonight. Decline comment on injuries but say there were no deaths. First time the embassy has actually been hit in a very long time. #AAM already released…

#BREAKING: Of 5 rockets fired at US Embassy in Baghdad, 3 rockets directly struck the Embassy- security source to @AFP