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On Monday, as more information emerged about the helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, the sports world grappled with the sudden loss of a towering, complicated figure.

Here’s what to know:

While fans — particularly Latinos, who embraced Mr. Bryant as one of their own — continued to grieve for him and his daughter, families and friends began to mourn the seven other victims of the crash, my colleagues reported.

Among the victims were John Altobelli, the longtime coach of Orange Coast College’s baseball team; his wife, Keri; and their daughter, Alyssa, who was scheduled to play in a youth basketball tournament.

Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton, also a 13-year-old basketball player, were remembered as part of a loving Corona del Mar family, “full of mischief and laughter.”