Man of the family. Aside from his illustrious basketball career, Kobe Bryant also had a happy life with his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their four children.
The NBA player, who passed away on January 26, 2020, at the age of 41, in a horrific helicopter crash with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, married Vanessa in 2001 and the two went on to have four children together.
Gianna arrived in 2006, making Natalia, who was born in 2003, her big sister. Ten years later, the native of Philadelphia welcomed Bianka with Vanessa. The couple announced their pregnancy for their fourth child in January 2019.
“I am thrilled to announce that Vanessa and I are expecting another #mambacita to join Natalia, Gianna, and Bianka,” the former player for the Los Angeles Lakers said as the caption for his Instagram revelation at the time. “New Baby, New Year! A 2019 baby mamba is on the way.
The sportsman said three months later that while his wife was expecting a second girl, she would eventually want to have a male.In March 2019, the creator of Wizenard Series: Training Camp said to Extra, “I think she wants a boy more than I do.” “I like having daughters, and I’m quite thrilled about that. And so is she. She want a boy for the purpose of having him be her eternal mama’s boy, etc. I’m not sure whether I can provide, but we’ll see.
The former shooting guard went on, “She says, ‘Go try to make a clutch shot.'” You brought me all the females, now try bringing me a guy! No, not just yet. Let’s see.
June 2019 saw the arrival of Capri. “Our little girl has arrived!” Vanessa at the moment said on Instagram. “Kobe Bryant, Apri. So appreciative of our newest little gift.In 2016, Kobe announced his retirement from the NBA after 20 seasons and five titles. He passed away in January 2020 when everyone on board his private aircraft perished in a crash into a mountainside near Calabasas, California. The renowned basketball star is survived by his children Natalia, Bianka, and Capri, as well as his wife Vanessa.
See his favorite family trips and adorable selfies with his wife and girls throughout the years by scrolling down:
