Vanessa Bryant And Her Daughters Celebrate Easter Together Three Months After Kobe and Gianna’s Deaths
Life moves on.
Three months after the tragic helicopter accident that took the life of her husband, basketball player Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna, Vanessa Bryant is getting ready for Spring.
In a recent video, Bryant celebrated Easter with her two daughters.
In a recent video shared to her Instagram account, the 37-year-old mother showed her daughters Bianka, 3, and 9-month-old Capri getting into the Easter spirit. At the start of the video, Bianka breaks into a large Easter egg while her little sister looks on. Bryant captured the video “Easter Treats!🐰🥚Bianka & Capri.”
“I’ll help you,” Bryant says in the video breaking the egg to reveal the treats inside.“Oh look, there are treats inside — let’s see what’s in there. “Is that funny Koko Bean? Is that so cute?”
The video marks the first year the Bryant family will celebrate the holiday without their father and second oldest sister.
This is the first Easter Vanessa will celebrate with her children since her husband Kobe Brant, and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a January helicopter crash. In the three months that have passed since her husband’s death, Bryant has continued to show tributes to him and her daughter.
Earlier this month, Bryant celebrated her husband’s posthumous induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
To reflect on the announcement Vanessa and her daughter Natalia, 17, spoke with CNN.
“It’s an incredible accomplishment and honor and we’re extremely proud of him,” Bryant said during the interview. “Obviously we wish that he was here with us to celebrate but it’s definitely the peak of his NBA career. Every accomplishment that he had as an athlete was a stepping stone to be here. We’re incredibly proud of him.”
Kobe Bryant’s death has triggered a flood of love and tributes for the former Los Angeles Lakers player. The 41-year-old sports star died tragically on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Let us take a moment to remember when the late basketball super star thanked his LA fans in Spanish after his last game.
Kobe Byrant played his final game as a Los Angeles Laker in April 2016. The then-37-year-old went out in style, scoring 60 points in a victory over the Utah Jazz. After the game, Kobe answered lots of questions from the press, including a few from Spanish language reporters.
Bryant spoke a little Español and thanked Latino fans in Los Angeles for welcoming him with open arms.
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“When I arrived, [Latino fans] were the ones who embraced me the most.”
Bryant said he promised fans he would learn Spanish and he did (sort of):
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“My Spanish isn’t very good, but I can speak it a bit.”
He also mentioned that three of his biggest fans are Latinas:
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“Having a wife who is Latina is also significant… and my daughters, too.”
And he revealed what he hopes NBA players take from his career:
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“That they have to play with lots of passion. Love this game. You have to love it.”
Watch the full video:
Kobe Bryant después de su último partidoKobe Bryant habló sobre la importancia de los fans latinos en su carrera y el legado que deja en la NBA #ThankYouKobe
Posted by HOY Deportes Los Ángeles on Thursday, April 14, 2016
