Vanessa Bryant Shares How Daughter Capri Is Following in Her Late Dad Kobe Bryant’s Athletic Footsteps
Vanessa Bryant‘s youngest daughter, Capri, is already so much like her late papa Kobe Bryant, and this new side-by-side pic proves it once and for all.
Earlier this week, Vanessa shared a side-by-side photo of Capri and her late papa on her Instagram. She shared the pic with the caption reading, “Like father, like daughter.????Capri Kobe Bryant ????#BabyMamba #KokoBean ???????????? #PurpleCast.”
You can see the photo HERE!
In this truly heartwarming snapshot, we see a photo of Kobe holding a basketball, with a pic of the youngest Bryant baby holding a basketball in the same way. Like father, like daughter!
Now, her love of basketball didn’t just happen overnight, obviously. Last July, Vanessa shared an update about her daughter’s love for the sport, saying, “Capri ‘Koko-Bean’ Bryant ❤️ ????❤️.”
For those who don’t know, Vanessa and her late husband Kobe were married from 2001 til his death in 2020 (when he and their daughter Gianna tragically passed in a helicopter crash).
During their marriage, Vanessa and Kobe welcomed four beautiful daughters named Natalia, born on Jan 2003, Gianna Bryant, born on May 2006 (who sadly passed away in Jan 2020), Bianka Bryant, born on Dec 2016, and Capri Bryant, born on June 2019.
In a super-rare interview with People, Vanessa spoke about her grief and how her daughters help her navigate it day-to-day.
“This pain is unimaginable [but] you just have to get up and push forward. Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again. But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my girls and for me. So that’s what I do,” she said. “My girls help me smile through the pain. They give me strength. I want to make Kobe, Gigi, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri proud.”
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