Fans gather to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center in Los Angeles

Thousands of fans have gathered around a number of makeshift memorials throughout the day to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers killed in a Calabasas helicopter crash early Sunday morning, in Xbox Plaza outside Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI