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Former L.A. Lakers Star Kobe Bryant Was a Family Man: The Late NBA Player Had 4 Daughters With Wife Vanessa

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Aug 4, 2023 12:23 pm·

By Megan Heintz

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Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant tragically died on January 26, 2020, during a private helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, leaving behind wife Vanessa Bryant and their three daughters — Natalia Diamante, Bianka Bella and their youngest, Capri Kobe. Their second-born daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Maria-Onore, died along with her father in the crash as well as seven other people.

Kobe’s girls were his biggest cheerleaders throughout his career and have continued to honor him and Gigi’s lives today.

Scroll down to learn about Kobe’s loving wife and children.

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Vanessa Bryant

Vanessa and Kobe got engaged six months into their whirlwind romance, and they got married in 2001. The pair welcomed four daughters prior to his tragic passing, and she gushed over what an incredible father and partner he was during a memorial held in Los Angeles, California.

“Kobe loved me more than I could ever express or put into words,” she gushed. “We loved each other with our whole beings, two perfectly imperfect people raising a beautiful family and our sweet and amazing girls.”

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Gianna “Gigi” Bryant

Like her father, Gigi also had a passion for basketball and was a loving sister to her siblings and daughter to Vanessa and Kobe.

“She loved putting a smile on everyone’s face,” Vanessa said about her baby girl during the memorial. “I will miss your sweet handmade cards, your sweet kisses and your gorgeous smile. I miss you, all of you, every day. I love you.”

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Natalia Bryant, 20

Natalia is the eldest daughter of Vanessa and Kobe. In early 2021, she was signed with IMG models. “I have always been interested in fashion since a very young age,” Natalia told the modeling agency, per their Instagram announcement.

Now, she is attending the University of Southern California [USC].

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Bianka Bryant, 6

Bianka is Vanessa and Kobe’s third daughter, and she was born on December 5, 2016.

The little one shared a touching moment with Taylor Swift after the pop star gifted her Bianka with her hat during an August 2023 concert in L.A.

Kobe had previously joined Taylor on stage during a 2015 show while his daughters were in attendance.

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Capri Bryant, 4

Capri is baby No. 4 to the couple, and she joined the Bryant family on June 20, 2019. “We took Capri to Capri,” Vanessa shared in August 2021.

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