Vanessa Bryant Honors Kobe in Emotional Speech at Baby2Baby Gala

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Vanessa Bryant. The wife of the late Kobe Bryant accepted the Giving Tree Award at the Baby2Baby 10-Year Gala presented by Paul Mitchell, but the moment reminded her of her past times attending the annual event with the late NBA star. “I have to start by saying how much I miss my perfect date today.

My husband Kobe loved attending,” Vanessa said in her speech (per ), getting visibly choked up and pausing before continuing. “Sorry.

He loved attending Baby2Baby galas. With his big smile, he would look at me and say, ‘Babe, this is fricking awesome. Tonight, I’m your plus one… It’s the one event that I’m not obligated to do anything.