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A 2003 rape accusation changed how many saw the Lakers star, but it did not change the trajectory of his career.

A college baseball coach. A pilot with years of experience. Young basketball players and their parents. Here is what we know about everyone on board.

While social media praised the N.B.A. star after his death, Felicia Sonmez posted a link to an article on the allegations of sexual assault made against him in 2003.

The retired N.B.A. star, 41, and his daughter Gianna were among nine people in a helicopter that crashed near Calabasas, Calif. A college baseball coach and his wife and daughter were also killed.

The 18-year-old won five Grammys, including record of the year and best new artist, at a ceremony in which Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday, was mourned.