His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, mourned the American basketball legend, Kobe Bryant, who died, the day before yesterday, in a helicopter crash that killed eight other people, including his daughter Gianna (13 years old). In a tweet on his Twitter account, His Highness said: "I carried an inspiring message to our young people in Dubai, and to help them achieve their dreams." His Highness added: "The heroes come and leave, but legends are forever ... Kobe Bryant."
American basketball and world sports had a great shock after Bryant's death, at the age of 42.
“I carried an inspiring message to our young people in Dubai