Vanessa Bryant Pays Tribute To Kobe On Mamba Day

Kobe Bryant retired from the game of basketball on this day, four years ago. To celebrate the occasion, Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram and posted the video of Kobe’s final “Mamba Out” speech at the “Staples” Center.

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My husband worked his ass off for 20 years. Gave it his all. All he wanted was to spend time with our girls and me to make up for lost time. He wanted to be there for every single milestone and special moment in our girls lives. He only got to enjoy 3 years and 9 months of retirement. We had 2 more daughters, he won an Oscar, he opened Granity studios, he became a 5x best selling author and coached Gianna’s basketball team in that time. She worked hard and gave her all 7 days a week just like her daddy. I wish I could back to that morning, every day. I wish they had a normal local game on 1/26. Life truly isn’t fair. This is just senseless.

A post shared by Vanessa Bryant ? (@vanessabryant) on Apr 13, 2024 at 10:37am PDT

Kobe Bryant was taken from the world far too soon. He and his daughter Gianna passed away in a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of seven other people. Today, the NBA is remembering Kobe as April 13th marks the day in which the Los Angeles Lakers legend played his final game, otherwise known as, “Mamba Day”.

While the loss of Kobe Bryant still hurts, there is no denying that his legacy will forever live on. All of his highlights and contributions to the game are immortalized and that’s a testament to just how great he was.