It's hard to believe it's been nearly four years since the world lost star Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant. On Jan. 26, 2020, the 41-year-old died in a Calabasas, CA helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, including the pilot. And coming up on the four-year-anniversary of the tragedy, Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, has shared a touching throwback photo of the couple back when they first met.
"Twnety-four years ago ... Day 1," Bryant captioned an Instagram post on Monday, dating the photo Nov. 27. 1999. In the throwback, Kobe is wearing a gray track suit jacket while Bryant, née Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo, was all smiles in a mesh, hot-pink tank top and chunky blonde highlights of the era.
24 years ago,
— Mamba Insider (@Mamba_Insider) November 28, 2023
Day 1 of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/GV68js55SZ
The pair famously got engaged in May 2000, just six months after meeting while then 17-year-old Vanessa was working as a background dancer on a music video and 21-year-old Kobe was working on his debut album. They later married on April 18, 2001 in Dana Point, California, and welcomed four daughters over the course of their marriage; the youngest being Capri Kobe, who was born in June 2019.
Back in August, Bryant posted a tribute to her late husband on what would have been his 45th birthday. "Happy 45th birthday, baby. I love you always and forever," the 41-year-old wrote alongside a series of Instagram photos of the couple over the years, in happier times.
In addition to Vanessa and Capri, Bryant is survived by his other two daughters; Natalia, born in 2003 and Bianka Bella, born in 2016.
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