He's one of the only basketball players who's name i even know
And yeah, unfortunately it's probably only news (or news to the degree it is) because he died
The other people on that.... Is it still called a flight if its a helicopter? The other people on the helicopter who died probably aren't as famous as him, and therefore no one has bothered to report on who they are/were
The ESPN article also reports that they were on their way to a travel basketball game (for his daughter, I assume), and another player and parent were also on board as well as Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli.