Kobe Bryant wrote a tribute to his wife of almost 20 years weeks before his death: 'On this day I met my best friend'
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kobe Bryant shared a touching tribute to his wife of almost 20 years just weeks before he died in a helicopter crash alongside the couple’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. In November, the former NBA player, who died at the age of 41, shared two photos to Instagram, where he called his wife Vanessa Laine Bryant his “Queen” and the couple’s four daughters his “princesses” in celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. “On this day 20 years ago I met my best friend, my Queen Vanessa Bryant,” the father-of-four captioned the photos of him and his wife. “Scrolled through Kobe Bryant’s Instagram and all I saw was a legend, a family man who loves his daughters and wife so much,” one person wrote on Twitter.