Kawhi Leonard Used Same Helicopter Pilot From Kobe Bryant Crash Leonard is questioning whether he will continue br to use a helicopter in the wake of Bryant's death. Leonard commutes back-and-forth from Los Angeles br to his home in San Diego. He asked for Bryant's advice about br using a helicopter after signing with br the Clippers this offseason. Kawhi Leonard, via statement The Clippers star told reporters that he has flown with pilot Ara Zobayan, who was one of nine people killed in the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, Sunday in Calabasas, California.