Vanessa Bryant Breaks Silence After Kobe Bryant & Gigi’s Death, Thanks Fans For Support

ByTeddi Welch
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Vanessa Bryant has broken her silence for the first time since the horrific helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter, Gigi Bryant, along with seven others last weekend. While speaking on behalf of herself and her three other daughters, she thanked the “millions of people who’ve shown support and love” and paid tribute to Kobe and Gigi with some beautiful words.

“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,” she wrote.

Vanessa continued, “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’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.”

Vanessa also encouraged those reading her message to go to MambaonThree.org, which has been set up to aid the other families who were involved in the helicopter crash Sunday morning. You can see her complete 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 â¤ï¸

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Though Vanessa has turned off Instagram comments, celebrities like Hailey Bieber, The Weeknd, and Normani showed the post love with a ‘like’ along with more than seven million other fans in less than a day.

We can’t imagine the grief that this family is going through, but it seems like they’re standing with one another and feeling supported by the world.

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