Vanessa Bryant shared this photo with her husband Kobe Bryant and their four children to Instagram.
*Vanessa Bryant is speaking out about the unexpected loss of her beloved husband and daughter, Kobe and Gianna Bryant, following their tragic deaths on Sunday along with seven others in a helicopter crash.
“My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time,” Bryant wrote below a picture of the family of six. “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.”
Kobe and Gianna, along with seven others, including Ara Zobayan, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester and Christina Mauser were on their way to a basketball game that Bryant was supposed to be coach and Gianna was set to play in when the copter struck a mountain in foggy weather.
In her Instagram post, Bryant announced that the Mamba Sports Foundation launched the MambaOnThree Fund to help support the other families affected by the tragedy. The fund was created to honor Team Mamba’s mantra, “Mamba on Three” — symbolizing togetherness, sisterhood and the ability to take on every challenge, according to the fund’s website.
“I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved,” Bryant wrote. “I wish they were here with us forever. They were our beautiful blessings taken from us too soon.”
