Kobe Bryant was idolized by many as a top player in the NBA for 20 years, but no one has been as proud and enamored by him than his family including wife Vanessa Bryant and their daughters. The former Lakers player tragically lost his life on January 26 in a helicopter crash that also killed his 13-year-old daughter Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant. Like their dad, his oldest girls Natalie, 17, and Gianna were athletes in the making.
Speaking of his daughters, the 41-year-old would light up at the mere mention of them. “My friends say, ‘It takes a real man to make a boy,’” he told Extra in 2017. “I’m like, ‘Dude, it takes a king to make a princess … get in line.’”
Their newest addition Capri joined her older sisters and Bianka, 3, in June 2019. And the beaming dad shared the news in July with an Instagram post two weeks after her birth. Scroll through to see the announcement and more of their loving family moments.
© @kobebryantTwo weeks after the birth of his and Vanessa’s youngest daughter in June 2019, Kobe introduced their bundle of joy with his millions of fans.
© @kobebryantKobe smiled ear to ear with his girls in their family Christmas 2019 photos.
© @kobebryantAlthough she turned 17 on January 19, she will always be Kobe’s baby girl. The L.A. Laker captioned this image of his oldest, “Happy Birthday my baby. I love you beyond measure. You will always be my little Principessa #17.”
© GettyImagesWith his family by his side, Kobe (who will always be the most valuable player in their eyes) received the MVP award in 2009.
© @kobebryantKobe propped his tiny dancer Bianka on his shoulders for a sweet father-daughter moment.
© GettyImagesWorld Premiere of Disney\'s \'A Wrinkle In Time\'
The dad-of-four brought his two oldest and wife Vanessa to the world premiere of Disney's A Wrinkle In Time.
© @kobebryantKobe gave thanks for his leading ladies during Thanksgiving 2019.
© @kobebryantKobe was a good sport dressing with his loves for a very Wizard of Oz themed Halloween in 2019.
© GettyImagesAfter finishing game one of the NBA Finals in 2010, he couldn’t wait to see his girls.
© GettyImagesKobe took his third oldest Bianka to see the USA in a soccer match against the Republic of Ireland in 2019.
© @kobebryantThe basketball-star-turned-author was surprised by his wife and two youngest at his book signing for Granity.
© @kobebryantKobe simply captioned this image with his second oldest, “My Gigi” in the fall of 2019.
