One of the last people John Altobelli spoke to before his death is also one of the hottest relief pitchers in baseball.

The death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant is still being mourned by the world. The basketball legend and his daughter died in a helicopter crash along with seven others in January 2020.

Bryant's 41-year-old husband and daughter Gianna, Chester's wife, Sarah, and the couple's 13-year-old daughter Payton were among the nine people killed in the Jan. 26, 2020, crash.

One of the last things Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna did before boarding the helicopter flight that led to their deaths was attend Sunday church and take communion, according to his priest.

“Matt, if you let this one go, you’re just stupid. She’s special!” Matt Mauser lost his wife, Christina, in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant on Jan. 26, 2020.