Kobe Bryant‘s sisters Sharia Washington, 43, and Shaya Tabb, 42, have broken their silence about the tragic loss of their younger brother and 13-year-old niece Gianna. “On behalf of our family, we join Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka and Capri in grieving the loss of Kobe and Gianna in such a tragic accident,” the women said in a joint statement to NewsOne.com on Friday, Jan.