Kobe Bryant widow first heard of basketball star’s death via phone alerts

RIP Kobe' notifications informed Vanessa Bryant of husband's death in air crash, according to court documents

The widow of the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has testified that she learned about the death of her husband and daughter in a helicopter crash when she saw RIP Kobe" notifications on her phone.

Bryant, his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others were killed in January 2020 when the helicopter they were in on their way to a basketball tournament, crashed in the hills west of Los Angeles in foggy weather.