Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s greatest players and most masterful scorers of all time, was among the passengers who died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. 

Bryant was 41. 

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in an afternoon news conference the passenger manifest for the helicopter indicated nine people were on board. There were no survivors. 

“It is entirely inappropriate right now to identify anyone by name,” Villanueva said. 

Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also killed in the crash, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports' Mark Medina. The person, who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the matter, said Gianna and her father were en route to an AAU basketball game Sunday morning when the helicopter crashed.

The county Sheriff's Department said all five people aboard were killed. Firefighters doused a quarter-acre brush fire, said fire Capt. Tony Imbrenda. 

"The wreckage is still pretty hot up there," Imbrenda said. "We still have some fire activity on the hill." 

The helicopter crashed crash took place in Calabasas, a city of about 25,000 people in the Santa Monica Mountains about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Bryant retired in 2016 as a five-time NBA champion, 11-time All-NBA first-team selection, 2008 MVP, two-time Finals MVP, 18-time All-Star and four-time All-Star MVP who spent his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also won gold medals with USA Basketball at the 200 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.