August 24th，2023 was Kobe Bryant's 45th birthday，and basketball lovers around the world held（举行） many activities to celebrate his birthday. However，there is a sad story behind this special day.
Kobe Bean Bryant was born in the US. He was the only son of the family，and he was 1 the son of NBA player Joe Bryant. Kobe spent much of his childhood in Italy because his father played basketball there，Kobe2 the NBA at the age of eighteen. He was good at playing basketball and named"Black Mamba""Little Flash". He won many basketball games，and he was one of the best3 in the NBA. In 2016，Kobe Bryant retired（退役）.
4 January 26，2020，basketball star Kobe's helicopter（直升飞机）crashed（坠毁）in Calabasas，California. The crash killed him，his 13﹣year﹣old daughter and seven other people. Orange County，California in the US called August 24th"Kobe Day"，it showed that Kobe Bean Bryant was a very5 person. After 3 years，he is still remembered by many basketball lovers.
