Vanessa Bryant Posts Heartfelt Message to Kobe On What Would Have Been His 42nd Birthday!!!
Heartfelt-Wrenching Message to Kobe!!!
First Name Tom, Last Name Foolery… And I’m Everybody’s Uncle!
Especially this NBA G.O.A.T & his wife.… Kobe & Vanessa Bryant.
Vanessa Bryant posted a loving, heart-wrenching message to her late husband Kobe Bryant & their daughter Gianna on what would have been the NBA star's 42nd birthday on Sunday.
"To my baby~ Happy birthday. I love you & miss you more than I can ever explain. I wish you & Gigi were here to celebrate YOU! I wish I could make you your fav food or a birthday cake with my Gigi. I miss your big hugs, your kisses, your smile, your loud ass deep laugh," she wrote in an Instagram post.
"I miss teasing you, making you laugh & bursting your bubble. I miss you sitting on my lap like my big baby that you are. I think about your tenderness & patience all the time. I think about everything you would do in situations to help me deal with everything thrown my way."
Vanessa Bryant's post goes on to discuss her personal struggles since Kobe, 13-year-old Gigi and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26. The longtime Los Angeles Lakers star & others on board were on their way to a basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks.
"Our lives feel so empty without you & Gigi. I've been completely broken inside. As much as I want to cry, I put a smile on my face to make our daughters days shine a little brighter. I'm not the strong one, they are. They're strong & resilient. I'm sure you're proud of them. They put a smile on my face everyday," she wrote.
"I wish I could wake up from this horrible nightmare. I wish I could surprise our girls & welcome you & Gigi home to us. I'm mad I didn't go first. I always wanted to go first so that I selfishly didn't have to feel this heartache. You were supposed to miss me. Gigi was supposed to be here with her sisters. It should've been me."
Finally, she thanked Kobe for showing her what real love is & for "loving me enough to last several lifetimes."
"I know my Gigi is celebrating you like she always has on our special days. I miss my thoughtful princess so much! Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, Capri & I wish you a happy birthday my love. I love you for now, forever & for always," she wrote.
Vanessa Bryant's post comes during a flurry of odes & commemorations of Kobe on Sunday.
Nike released a commercial titled "Better | Mamba Forever" narrated by rapper Kendrick Lamar to launch what the shoe company is calling "Mamba Week."
"Kobe taught us to be better," Lamar says in the ad.
The ad features video & audio of Kobe, clips of Nike-sponsored athletes & others inspired by him as well as scenes from Black Lives Matter protests.
Kobe's nickname was Black Mamba & Gianna, a talented basketball player like her father, was known as Mambacita.
The Lakers posted a highlight reel of Kobe's highlights & interactions with family & fans on Sunday. He played his entire 20-year career with the Lakers, winning five titles before retiring in 2016.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to honor Kobe & Gigi before the team's game with the Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon.
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