In the Finnish interview, Laine revealed that he was devastated by the death of his father in November 2021. Laine was sitting on the couch at his girlfriend’s place when his sister called and ...

Bryant would soon become a father, with wife Vanessa – who he married in April 2001 after dating less than a year – giving birth to their first daughter, Natalia, in January 2003. Given that ...

When New York street artist Andaluz finished his Costa Mesa mural honoring Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others who lost their lives in a Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash, he ...

The NBA legend was was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. Social media ... Our thoughts today are with Vanessa and the Bryant family as we remember ...

"Our thoughts today are with Vanessa and the Bryant family as we remember Kobe and their daughter, Gianna, with whom we shared a special bond around a profound love of the game of basketball." ...

Five years ago today, NBA icon Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when a helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, California. He was 41 ...

As news of Kobe Bryant's death disseminated on this day ... WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes 'immediately thought of Vanessa' upon hearing the news. 'Because as a parent, and as a wife, but as a parent ...

Hall of Fame basketball legend Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, alongside his ...

AVOIDING two-hour car journeys through LA's notorious traffic prompted Kobe Bryant to often charter ... by flying in foggy conditions. In June 2021, Vanessa reached a confidential settlement ...

In 1999, a 21-year-old Bryant met 17-year-old Vanessa Laine. when he was a starting player on the Los Angeles Lakers — while Vanessa was a high school senior from southern California. "It was love at ...

Our thoughts today are with Vanessa and the Bryant family as we remember Kobe and their daughter, Gianna, with whom he shared a special bond around a profound love of the game of basketball.” ...

With his wife, Vanessa Bryant ... she told PEOPLE in 2021, "My girls help me smile through the pain. They give me strength." Each of the Bryant daughters carries forward Kobe's values in unique ...