End of season for the Swiss orange sphere

Heartbreaking words from his widow Vanessa to mourning Michael Jordan: A moving final public tribute was paid to Kobe and Gianna Bryant, who died on January 26 in a helicopter crash at the Staples Center in the presence of a crowd of stars.

” My dear friend. You were like a little brother. When Kobe died, part of me died. From today, I will live with memories, knowing that I had a little brother. I tried to be there in every way possible. Please rest in peace little brother, “said Jordan, the idol of Bryant, with tears running down his face.

In the wake of the greatest basketball player of all time, the entire NBA family was there for the farewell, with the current Lakers team led by LeBron James. But also coach Phil Jackson who matured Bryant, other L.A. legends like Magic Johnson, Jerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Without forgetting Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Tim Duncan, Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, Tony Parker, Stephen Curry, James Harden and the boss of the League Adam Silver.

“Daddy’s MVP”

Other music celebrities, Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, film, Spike Lee, and television host Jimmy Kimmel, master of ceremonies, were also on the walls.

Everyone stood up, moved to tears like the 20,000 anonymous, when Vanessa Bryant spoke, her throat tied with sorrow.

About her daughter Gianna, she said, “We can’t see GG going to high school with Natalia. I can’t tell her how beautiful she is on her wedding day. I will never again see my little girl walking down the aisle, dancing with her father. “

“She would probably have become the best player in the WNBA. She would have made a huge difference to women’s basketball. GG was determined to change the way everyone views women in sport, ”she added.

Kobe “was everything to me since I was 17 and a half,” she said. “I was his first girlfriend, his first love, his wife, his best friend, his confidante and his protector. He was the most incredible husband (…) and the dad’s MVP, “she said.

This “celebration of life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant” took place on a symbolic date on this February 24, 2020, decided by the wife and mother of the deceased, Vanessa Bryant present in the places of honor with her three other daughters .

02/24/2020, because he who was one of the greatest players of all time wore the N.24 jersey during the 20 years he played in the LA team, because his daughter, a promising young player, was evolving with number 2.

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