Kobe Bryant fans pay tribute at NBA star's former high school in Pennsylvania Fans pay tribute to legend Kobe Bryant at his former high school in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, after the basketball legend was killed in a helicopter crash the day before. Bryant, 41, was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when their helicopter slammed into a rugged hillside in thick fog in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles. There were no survivors. IMAGES