'Vanessa, I Pray For Your Strength': J-Lo & Kim K Pay Their Respects To Kobe Bryant's Wife In Posts

Jan 29, 2020 by apost team

Following the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, many fans and celebrities have paid tribute to the fallen athlete. Bryant, 41, along with his daughter Gianna, 13 died in a devastating helicopter over the weekend. 7 other victims were also on board the chopper and lost their lives. A flood of tributes has poured in for Kobe and the other victims of the crash. More recently, celebrities Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian have sent their condolences to Bryant's wife, Vanessa.

Many celebrities like Lebron James, former President Barack Obama, current President Donald Trump, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Cuban and Shaquille O'Neal have all shared emotional tributes to the late NBA legend. Kim Kardashian recently paid tribute to the Bryant family with an emotional post on Instagram.

She admitted to feeling “heavy” and hoped no one else would ever have to go through what the family members of the helicopter crash victims are going through. 

“My heart is so heavy. No one should ever experience what the families involved are going through. This has affected us all so much but I cannot begin to imagine what Vanessa is feeling losing her husband and her baby girl,” Kim wrote. 

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“I cry just thinking about it. I am praying for the Bryant family, the Altobelli family and the families of all who perished in this unthinkable tragedy. Rest In Peace Legend." 

Jennifer Lopez wrote a long post on her Instagram page to talk about what she believed mattered most to Kobe...family. The singer talks about looking through photos of the athlete and seeing that family is what he cared about above everything.

She also made sure to say that what Vanessa is going through doesn’t compare to the pain fans feel. “We are all feeling sadness from this loss, but all I can think of is that it is a grain of sand compared to what Vanessa must going through right now.” She offered condolences to Vanessa by saying:

 “The most unfair thing in life is to lose a child and husband on the same day. Vanessa, I pray for your strength and that God guides you each step of the way through this unimaginable heartbreak.” 

Lopez also addressed the other families affected by the accident, “ To the other families who are suffering from this unthinkable tragedy, may God be with you all.” 

Fans across the globe have signed a petition calling for NBA to add Kobe Bryant to be featured on their logo in place of his mentor, Jerry West. Over 1.7 million people have signed a petition on change.org which calls for Kobe Bryant to be featured on the NBA logo. 

The petition reads: “With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo.” Although the petition’s initial goal was 500,000, it has since been risen to 3 million due to the number of signatures it gathered in such a short time after going live. The NBA’s current logo features Los Angeles Laker’s star Jerry West and debuted in 1971.

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