Vanessa Bryant Breaks Silence on Husband’s Death

Following the news of the tragic deaths of retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna; many have been waiting for his wife, Vanessa Bryant to say something, anything. Vanessa finally broke her silence on Wednesday night in an Instagram post.

The 37-year-old widow said there “aren’t enough words to describe” the turmoil felt following the sudden loss of her “adoring husband Kobe” and their daughter Gianna.

Her tribute to them opens up about the “pain” and “devastation” she and her daughters feel since their death.

Also thanking the millions of people who have shown their support for her and her family during these sad times, Vanessa Bryant wrote:

“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,” she wrote in the emotional post.

Check out the Instagram post below:

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 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
 

The post garnered over three million likes in an hour. Several celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Chelsea Handler, Draya Michele, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, among others share their condolences.

Vanessa has also changed the image of her official Instagram account to a photo of her late husband and daughter.

In the picture, GiGi, who was an athletic prodigy and a talented basketball player hugs her dad while he grins back at her.