Home NBA Vanessa Bryant: “My girls and I want to thank the millions of...NBAVanessa Bryant: “My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time”By Erikas Polockas - Jan 30, 2020 3:23 AMFacebookTwitterWhatsAppReddItDiggEmailCopy URL Photo: Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, took to Instagram to speak on the deaths of Kobe and her daughter, Gianna: View this post on Instagram My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time. Thank you for all the prayers. We definitely need them. We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe — the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna — a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. We are also devastated for the families who lost their loved ones on Sunday, and we share in their grief intimately. There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now. I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved. We were so incredibly blessed to have them in our lives. I wish they were here with us forever. They were our beautiful blessings taken from us too soon. I’m not sure what our lives hold beyond today, and it’s impossible to imagine life without them. But we wake up each day, trying to keep pushing because Kobe, and our baby girl, Gigi, are shining on us to light the way. Our love for them is endless — and that’s to say, immeasurable. I just wish I could hug them, kiss them and bless them. Have them here with us, forever. Thank you for sharing your joy, your grief and your support with us. We ask that you grant us the respect and privacy we will need to navigate this new reality. To honor our Team Mamba family, the Mamba Sports Foundation has set up the MambaOnThree Fund to help support the other families affected by this tragedy. To donate, please go to MambaOnThree.org. To further Kobe and Gianna’s legacy in youth sports, please visit MambaSportsFoundation.org. Thank you so much for lifting us up in your prayers, and for loving Kobe, Gigi, Natalia, Bianka, Capri and me. #Mamba #Mambacita #GirlsDad #DaddysGirls #Family ❤️A post shared by Vanessa Bryant 🦋 (@vanessabryant) on Jan 29, 2020 at 4:59pm PST RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHORTracy McGrady asserts Kobe Bryant’s Top 5 status in NBA historyRaymond Felton reveals who is a better scorer than LeBron, Kobe, Durant and JordanD’Angelo Russell reflects on Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as teammatesTypos found on Kobe Bryant’s statue at Crypto.com ArenaJeff Hamilton Recalls Iconic Locker Room Moment with Kobe Bryant: A Conversation with NBA Insider Brandon ‘Scoop B’ RobinsonJim Gray reflects on Kobe Bryant’s exceptional journeySTAY CONNECTED11,713FansLike314FollowersFollow10,949FollowersFollow324SubscribersSubscribe HOT NEWSMatt Walsh: WNBA ‘shouldn’t exist’ and ‘nobody watches’ it Apr 18, 2024 11:58 PMVasilije Micic on the differences between the EuroLeague and the NBA Apr 18, 2024 10:29 PMVasilije Micic: I’d be thrilled if we made it to the... Apr 18, 2024 10:24 PMKyrie Irving reacts to Team USA snub Apr 18, 2024 8:00 PMPaul Pierce endorses Nikola Jokic for MVP award Apr 18, 2024 7:44 PM IN THE NEWS THIS WEEKGrant Hill dodged questions about omitting Jalen Brunson from the Olympics Apr 18, 2024 4:09 PMKyrie Irving reacts to Team USA snub Apr 18, 2024 8:00 PMBrandin Podziemski: I deserve to be on NBA All-Rookie First Team Apr 16, 2024 10:15 AMPayton Pritchard’s career-high 31 points propel Celtics to dominant win over... Apr 13, 2024 6:10 AMAdam Silver says Jontay Porter facing a lifetime ban Apr 12, 2024 10:54 AM