Kobe Bryant leaves behind a business empire

Los Angeles lost a basketball legend on Sunday with the untimely death of Kobe Bryant. A career-long Laker and 18-time NBA All-Star, the shooting guard played professionally for 20 years, winning five NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. But he was also a successful businessman with interests in venture capital, media and, of course, sports. Bryant died on Sunday at age 41 in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California. He was on his way to Thousand Oaks to coach his 13-year-old…