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Longtime pilot Ara Zobayan told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid clouds.

Federal investigators will continue sifting through the wreckage on Tuesday morning.

Searching "Kobe" on Nike.com only pulls up a Lakers-branded Nike gift card.

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, an accident investigator said.

Bryant and his daughter were among nine people killed in helicopter crash on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Lakers return to the Staples Center on Tuesday night, and the cheapest seat on the secondhand market is more than $1,000.

Bryant signed with Nike in 2003 and became one of the company’s most prominent athlete ambassadors.

Former Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant earned more than $680 million over the course of a 20-year career before launching a successful business career after retirement.

Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also killed.

Rockets and NBA officials have sought to salvage their relationships with Chinese fans since last October.

France's government-owned betting authority is a partner for the NBA Paris Game 2020, and it stands to collect cash from bets placed at 27,000 locations in the country.

Larry Fitzgerald can add minority owner of the Phoenix Suns to his list of superlatives.

The Lakers forward helped pick the flavor and unveiled the product at an event in Los Angeles on Tuesday.