Vanessa Bryant is celebrating her late husband. Basketball star Kobe Bryant would have turned 45 on Wednesday, and his wife shared a post on Instagram in his memory. READ MORE: Taylor Swift Gifts Kobe Bryant’s Daughter Bianka ’22’ Hat In Touching Moment “Happy birthday, baby.
I love you always & forever. ,” she wrote in the caption, along with a slideshow of her and Kobe together. Kobe and Vanessa first met in 1999 on the set of a music video and quickly hit it off.
They got married in 2001 and over the next two decades had four children together, daughters Natalia, Gianna, Bianka and Capri, born in 2019.
In January 2020, Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash, along with seven others. The NBA star was 41. READ MORE: Vanessa Bryant Attends Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For Latest Revamped Basketball Court ‘In Honour Of Kobe And Gianna’ Also on Wednesday, Vanessa shared a video teaser for the Kobe Protro 8 “Halo” sneakers she helped design.
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