When I searched for Kobe being dead a bunch of articles came up from just yesterday. Any connection here?

https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-01-25/lebron-james-passes-kobe-bryant-on-nba-career-scoring-list

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/kobe-bryant-dead-nba-star-194115307.html