Adrian Wojnarowski

An American sports reporter, covering the National Basketball Association (NBA) news for the U.S. basic sports channel ESPN, has alleged that prominent Turkish basketball coach Ergin Ataman will be an assistant coach in the world's biggest basketball arena soon.

Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend who played with the Lakers for 20 years, was killed in a helicopter, which burst into flames when crashing in California on Sunday morning. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also among nine people on board the plane.

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who retired in 2014 after 30 years, has died, the league announced on Jan. 2. 

Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 and underwent emergency surgery.
He passed away with his wife, Dianne, and their family at his bedside, the NBA said on its official website.