NTSB Investigators Look at Possible Factors in Helicopter Crash

The pilot of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people that crashed in California Sunday, killing everyone on board, radioed air traffic controllers in his last message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's Jennifer Homendy.

A leading theory has been the pilot got disoriented in heavy fog, after having received special clearance to fly in the conditions minutes earlier, but Homendy said NTSB investigators would look at all possible factors. 

LA Lakers Next Game Postponed

The NBA announced Monday that it had postponed the L.A. Lakers’ next game, which had been scheduled for tonight, in the wake of the death of Bryant, who'd spent his entire 20-year career with the team.

Lakers' star Lebron James made his first public comments Monday night in an Instagram post that included photos of him with Bryant in which he said he was “heartbroken and devastated” and had been repeatedly crying while trying to write about Kobe.

James said he'd spoken by phone with Bryant Sunday morning, after he'd passed Kobe the night before into third place on the NBA's career scoring list. He wrote, “Didn’t think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we’d have.” 

Monday, January 27 Scoreboard

Chicago 110, San Antonio 109

Cleveland 115, Detroit 100

Houston 126, Utah 117

Miami 113, Orlando 92

Sacramento 133, Minnesota 129 (OT)

Dallas 107, Oklahoma City 97

Tuesday, January 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

Golden State at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New York at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 7 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Memphis at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Thursday, January 30 Schedule (All Times Central)

Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, January 31 Schedule (All Times Central)

Toronto at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Portland at Los Angeles Lakers, 9:30 p.m.