Kobe Bryant: Inside His Relationship With Vanessa and Life as a Dad

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Kobe Bryant was not just a legendary basketball player, he was a beloved husband and a father.The NBA star died in a helicopter car crash in Calabasas, California, on Jan.

26 when he was 41 years old. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also in the crash and didn't survive.Though Kobe was, of course, known for his iconic basketball career, he was first and foremost, a family man.

Kobe met his wife, Vanessa, during a music video shoot in 1999 while she was still in high school and he was just 20 years old.

They got engaged when she turned 18, and they got married in April 2001. Kobe shared a picture of the day they met on Instagram in April 2013.«This pic is the day I asked @ladyvb24 for her number 11/28/99,» he wrote. «Thru the ups and