Vanessa Bryant Ends Kobe’s Shoe Deal With Nike: ‘I Was Hoping to Forge a Lifelong Partnership’

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In March, Vanessa Bryant spoke out about the unimaginable pain and her journey through grief, following the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant.And almost two months after her candid interview, Vanessa stepped in front of the camera with her daughter, Natalia Bryant, for an incredibly sweet short film for Bulgari and Vogue in honor of Mother's Day.The star, 38, and Natalia, 18, looked stunning in the video and images for the campaign called A Mother's Legacy.

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Vanessa Bryant has been keeping her late husband Kobe Bryant’s legacy going, especially with brand partnerships.

Kobe Bryant's long-time shoe line with Nike has come to an end. On Monday, Vanessa Bryant confirmed that Kobe's five-year post-retirement endorsement extension with Nike expired on April 13, and she and his estate elected not to renew the partnership. In a statement posted to her Instagram Story, Vanessa explained that although the endorsement had ended, she would «continue to fight» to allow fans to wear her late husband's products.«Kobe's Nike contract expired on 4/13/21.

The Kobe Bryant estate has decided to not renew their partnership with Nike, the late NBA star's widow, Vanessa, confirmed on Monday night. Kobe Bryant's five-year post-retirement deal with the sporting apparel giant had expired earlier this month and there had been reports that Vanessa Bryant and the estate had grown frustrated with Nike's limited production runs for his signature shoes and the chronic lack of kids sizes.

Vanessa Bryant, 38, posted a long message on her Instagram Story on April 19 about Kobe Bryant’s Nike contract expiring, and her decision to not renew it. Vanessa was open about the fact that this was not what she wanted. Kobe’s wife wanted to forge a “lifelong partnership” with the brand to honor the NBA legend’s legacy.

Vanessa Bryant took to social media on Monday to announce that her late husband's contract with Nike has expired and would not be renewed.'Kobe's Nike contract expired on 4/13/21,' Vanessa posted on her Instagram Stories for her roughly 14.6 million followers.'Kobe and Nike have made some of the most beautiful basketball shoes of all time, worn and adored by fans and athletes in all sports across the globe,' her post continued. Partnership over:Vanessa Bryant, shown in November 2019 with her late husband Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, took to social media on Monday to announce that Kobe's contract with Nike has expired and would not be renewed'It seems fitting that more NBA players wear my husband's product than any other signature shoe.

We can’t even begin to imagine the pain Vanessa Bryant must have felt on Sunday.

It should have been a magical day for Vanessa Bryant and her beloved husband, Kobe Bryant. But nearly a year and a half after Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, died in a helicopter crash, Vanessa is celebrating what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary without him. Vanessa honored her “forever” love with a beautiful tribute on Instagram on April 18, first showing a breathtaking photo from their 2001 wedding.

Vanessa Bryant is honouring late husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary. 

Vanessa Bryant has shared heartfelt tributes to her late husband Kobe Bryant in honour of their 20th wedding anniversary. The couple tied the knot on April 18, 2001 at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in California, just six months after they began dating. Sharing fond memories of their marriage on Sunday, Vanessa posted a photo of her and Kobe kissing on their wedding day with the caption: ‘Happy Anniversary, baby.

It's been over a year since she lost her husband and daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter crash.And Vanessa Bryant, 38, continued to mourn the loss of famed NBA star Kobe Bryant on their 20th wedding anniversary.The widow shared a few images to pay tribute to their unwavering partnership on a very special day, writing:'I love you for now, forever and for always.' Wedding anniversary: Vanessa Bryant, 38, continues to mourn the loss of husband Kobe Bryant on their 20th wedding anniversary with a series of tribute postsA picture of she and the late NBA star kissing while they tied the knot in 2001 was accompanied with the caption: 'Happy Anniversary, baby. I love you.

Forever in her heart. Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, while celebrating what would have been their 20-year anniversary.

Vanessa Bryant would have celebrated 20 years of marriage on Sunday. Kobe Bryant's widow took to Instagram on Sunday to mark the occasion with a sweet throwback pic from their wedding. Kobe and Vanessa married at St.

So sad…

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa proved daughters Bianka and Capri would always be their daddy's little girls in a new Instagram.The wife of the late basketball legend got her little girls, who are four-years-old and 21-months-old, dressed up in tiny versions of their father's Lakers jerseys for a fun day at the park.'Lil’ Mambacitas Bianka & Capri,' Vanessa wrote in the caption, a new twist on Kobe and late daughter Gigi's nicknames.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Vanessa Bryant has paid a touching tribute to her late husband Kobe Bryant with the help of their adorable daughters Bianka, four, and Capri, 22 months. The celebrity mum posted a collage of four photos showing her youngest daughters each sporting a Lakers jersey with their dad's numbers emblazoned across.

The late Kobe Bryant‘s two youngest daughters are keeping his memory alive in the cutest way. His widow Vanessa Bryant, 38, dressed her little girls in Los Angeles Lakers jerseys with the two numbers he wore during his 20 years with the team. In Instagram photos she shared on Apr. 14, four-year-old Bianka sported his number 8 jersey that he wore from 1996 through 2006. The little cutie didn’t wear the purple and gold, but instead donned the black and gold Nike Black Mamba edition, in honor of Kobe’s nickname.