Vanessa Bryant Writes Emotional Tribute to Honor Late Daughter Gianna's 15th Birthday

Michelle Obama is sending her love to Vanessa Bryant. The former first lady took to Instagram on Tuesday to send her support to Vanessa after her speech honoring Kobe Bryant at the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday. Vanessa got emotional while honoring her husband, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame by Michael Jordan.

Kobe Bryant's induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but she had a very good reason. Kobe's wife, Vanessa Bryant, who appeared and spoke at the ceremony, gave fans insight into Natalia's whereabouts. «Natalia almost missed her senior prom last night,» Vanessa captioned a sweet photo of her giving Natalia a kiss on the cheek.

Vanessa Bryant accepted her late husband Kobe Bryant’s prestigious honor of being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The 39-year-old philanthropist gave an incredibly touching speech about her love’s career and legacy on Saturday, May 15 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

Vanessa Bryant’s 18-year-old daughter, Natalia, “almost missed her senior prom” to go to her late father Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, May 15.

Late basketball legend Kobe Bryant was inducted into the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Michael Jordan inducted the NBA star at the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony which was also attended by his wife Vanessa Bryant.

Just before the late Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, his widow Vanessa Bryant appeared to celebrate the life and legacy of the NBA superstar.

Kobe Bryant was remembered at the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday. Michael Jordan inducted the late NBA star into the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, couldn’t help but get emotional as she delivered a few remarks.

It was a bittersweet day for the Bryant family.

Kobe Bryant was remembered at the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday.

Vanessa Bryant wrote a heartfelt tribute to her late daughter Gianna Bryant on what would’ve been her 15th birthday. The 38-year-old former model shared a moving post to Instagram on Saturday, May 1, alongside a sweet photo of them embracing.

Never forget. Vanessa Bryant launched a limited-edition clothing line, aptly named Mambacita, on Saturday, May 1, in honor of late daughter Gianna Bryant’s 15th birthday. And get this: The collection sold out in under a day.  

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine May 1st would’ve marked Gianna Bryant’s 15th birthday, and Vanessa Bryant’s celebrity friends commemorated it in a very special way. MORE: Vanessa Bryant makes heartfelt confession about daughters after Kobe Bryant deathTo celebrate her late daughter’s birthday, Kate Hudson, Ciara, and more stars wore tie-dye sweatsuits from Vanessa’s new Mambacita clothing line and shared snaps of themselves rocking it on social media.

It’s difficult to believe it’s been over a year since basketball star Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter Gianna died in a tragic helicopter crash, killing them along with seven other passengers.

Last year, Kobe Bryant, succumbed to injuries caused by a helicopter crash. The NBA player was on board with 8 others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant is celebrating her late daughter, Gianna Bryant, by launching a fundraiser in honor of what would have been the teen’s 15th birthday.

Vanessa Bryant continues to pay tribute to Gianna Bryant, who passed away in a tragic helicopter crash with her dad Kobe Bryant last year.