Alicia Keys Celebrates Kobe Vanessa Bryant’s Love With Stirring Memorial Tribute

Vanessa Bryant has been very outspoken about her appreciation for the outpouring of love and support for her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gianna.

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LeBron James is still in awe of Vanessa Bryant. The 35-year-old basketball star praised Kobe Bryant’s widow amid rumors that he didn’t attend the late athlete’s public memorial.

Vanessa Bryant is still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter. A source close to the family tells ET that Vanessa found Monday's memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant to be healing.

“One thing I can come out of it saying is how strong and how bold and how powerful Vanessa [Bryant] is,” LeBron James said at the Los Angeles Lakers’ shootaround on Tuesday (Feb. 25), according to Sports Illustrated.

People are continuing to praise Vanessa Bryant for her strength in the wake of the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant in a tragic helicopter crash last month.

People are continuing to praise Vanessa Bryant for her strength in the wake of the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant in a tragic helicopter crash last month.

While Kobe Bryant’s fans, friends, and family members honoured the star during his memorial service, the ceremony was especially emotional for Vanessa Bryant, who lost her husband and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in the tragic helicopter accident last month. She broke down on more than one occasion during the emotional event and celebrities like Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Michael Jordan were there to support her.

Vanessa Bryant mourned the death of her late husband Kobe Bryant during her first official public appearance after the NBA star’s lost his life alongside their 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter crash that took place on January 26, 2020. On February 24, fans, friends and family members gathered inside the Staples Center to pay tribute to Kobe and Gianna.

Alicia Keys has said she was “honoured” to perform at the memorial service honouring basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.

People continue to show their support for Vanessa Bryant and her family.

#Roommates, Vanessa Bryant said one final goodbye to her husband Kobe Bryant, as she delivered his very emotional and heartbreaking eulogy at his public memorial service. Visibly choked up several times, Vanessa was able to get through it—and also shed light on the love story that she and Kobe shared.

It was a heartbreaking day for Vanessa Bryant, but those around her made sure to offer their support. 

The late Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa Bryant was teary-eyed as she paid a heartfelt tribute to her husband and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant for the first time post her husband and daughter's tragic death spoke in public at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Fans around the world tuned in to see Monday's "A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant," the moving and star-studded tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.

One of the hardest things for any parent to do is to deliver their child’s eulogy…and sadly, that’s exactly what Vanessa Bryant had to do at Kobe Bryant’s and Gigi Bryant’s public memorial. It was a heartbreaking moment that showcases just how strong she is during such an unbelievably difficult time.

Alicia Keys is celebrating the life of Kobe Bryant through her musical talents.  During Monday morning's celebration of life ceremony for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball player and his daughter Gianna Bryant, Alicia performed a special song, described as one of Kobe and wife Vanessa Bryant's "favorite numbers," inside the Staples Center.

During her emotional eulogy at Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant‘s memorial at the Staples Center on Feb. 24, Vanessa Bryant, 37,confessed to the mourning crowd that Kobe wanted to renew his vows with his stunning wife and mother of their four daughters — Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 8 mos.

Vanessa Bryant fought through tears during a heartfelt speech at Staples Center on Monday morning for the public memorial held for her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna Bryant. The Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter were two of seven others who perished in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA on January 26. Today marks Vanessa’s first public appearance with her daughters following the tragic accident. Kobe was 41.