BBC News apologises for footage of wrong man during Kobe Bryant obituary

BBC News was facing criticism after putting footage of the wrong player in their obituary of basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant.

Kobe, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi – along with seven other people – tragically died after a helicopter crash in Los Angeles yesterday (27.1.20).

I genuinely cannot believe that the actual BBC News at 10 just did this pic.twitter.com/n6csMV9OOG

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During News At Ten, the show played out an obituary segment, which paid tribute to the late LA Lakers star.

Dad-of-four Kobe was mistaken for current Laker players LeBron James, and it was footage of him playing that was shown instead of Kobe.

Despite the fact that LeBron’s name could clearly be seen on the back of his shirt, the BBC still showed the footage, causing outrage among fans of the star.

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