Vanessa Bryant shared a poignant tribute to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on what would have been his 47th birthday. The NBA icon and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant were tragically killed in a January 2020 helicopter crash while on the way to Kobe’s Mamba Sports Academy for a basketball game.

Pau Gasol, Kobe's close friend and former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, also honored the NBA star Kobe Bryant was remembered by wife Vanessa Bryant and their eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, on what would've been the NBA player's 47th birthday on Aug.

The late NBA star, who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna in 2020, is being remembered on his birthday by his wife.