Natalia Bryant is paying special tribute to her father Kobe Bryant just over three years after his tragic passing… On Wednesday, his 20-year-old daughter went to an event honoring the late basketball star at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
A concrete slab with Kobe’s hand and footprints was permanently displayed outside of the theatre — previously being only viewable by fans attending a show — and Natalia delivered a speech to attendees of the ceremony.
While referring to her dad, she said: The volleyball player continued on to call Kobe the “MVP of girl dads”: So sweet… Related: Vanessa Settles With LA For Nearly $30 Million Over Kobe Crash Photos The daughter of the former Los Angeles Lakers player encouraged fans and people who looked up to her dad to take a moment and connect with him through the one-of-a-kind memorial: As you know, the NBA star and his other daughter, Gigi Bryant, were killed alongside seven others in January 2020 right outside of Calabasas when the helicopter they were taking to a basketball game crashed.
Just last month, his wife and the mother of their children Vanessa Bryant, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his memory on Valentine’s Day.
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