An emotional memorial, featuring stars and fans, celebrates Kobe Bryant’s legacy
. Calling Gianna her “baby girl,” Vanessa remembered her daughter’s love for basketball, cooking shows and Disney movies and her “infectious” laugh.
Vanessa Bryant remembered her husband as a hopeless romantic, whom she called “Kob Kob” and “boo boo.” They met when she was 17, and she called herself Bryant’s “first girlfriend, his first love, his wife, his best friend, his confidant and protector.” She hailed Kobe Bryant as the “MVP of girl dads” for his deep devotion to his four daughters and his special bond over basketball with Gianna.
Tears ran down Jordan’s face throughout his speech. At one point, he paused to make a self-deprecating reference to his tearful 2012 Hall of Fame speech, which prompted years of viral memes at his expense. As O’Neal recalled, his Lakers teammates were complaining that Bryant wasn’t passing the ball. O’Neal confronted Bryant, telling the younger star that there is “no 'I' in team.” Bryant’s retort: “I know, but there’s an ‘m-e’ in that motherf-----.”O’Neal hailed Bryant as “Heaven’s MVP” on a day that was filled with musical and multimedia tributes. Beyoncé opened the program by singing “XO” and “Halo” — two of Bryant’s favorites.
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