Vanessa Bryant Breaks Down During Powerful Tribute To Kobe & Gianna Bryant

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Vanessa Bryant Breaks Down During Powerful Tribute To Kobe & Gianna Bryant

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Vanessa Bryant looked beautiful as she stepped on a podium at the Staples Center for her first emotional public words since the passing of her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash last month in Calabasas.

Dressed in black, Vanessa struggled to hold back tears as she spoke about her baby, Gianna first, sharing intimates details between a mother and daughter,

“She was daddy’s girl, but I know she loved her momma,” Bryant said. “She would always tell me and show me how much she loved me. She was one of my very best friends. She loved to bake. She loved to put a smile on everyone’s face. Last August, she made a beautiful birthday cake for her daddy. It had fondant that looked like blue agate crystals. Kobe’s birthday cake looked like it was professionally decorated. She made the best chocolate chip cookies.”

“Gianna Bryant was an amazingly sweet and gentle soul,” she tearfully said. “She was one of my very best friends. “I loved the way she looked up at me while hugging me. It was as if she was soaking me all in.”

Vanessa shared that she believed her daughter would have been a leader in the WNBA if she had been able to live out her dreams.

Following her powerful tribute to Gianna, Vanessa then spoke about her “soulmate,” Kobe, the father of her four daughters.

“Kobe was known as a fierce competitor on the basketball court,” she added, “He was my sweet husband and the beautiful father of our children. “He was my everything.”

Take a look at the full speech below!

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