Jada Pinkett SmithandWill Smithare adding to the voices of people mourning late basketball legendKobe Bryant.
The couple and Jada’s mom Adrienne all paid tribute to Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna after theywere both killed in a tragic helicopter crash on Sundaythat alsoclaimed seven other people.
“Life is so fragile. This is the kind of loss that makes you deeply reflective,” Jada wrotealongside a sweet shot of Bryant hugging Gianna, nicknamed Gigi.
“My prayers to Vanessa, her children and all of those who love Kobe and Gigi. This is a hard one. My heart is broken and bleeding everywhere today. This tragedy happened only a few miles from where I am. It’s heavy and it’s painful,” she continued. “Hug those you love. Don’t just SAY I love you. Show up and SHOW it! Rest in the arms of the Highest, Kobe and Gigi❤️”
Will, on the other hand, stuck to just a throwback shot of him and Bryant locking hands, leaving the shot without a caption.
Jada’s mom Adrienne, who cohosts Facebook Watch’sRed Table Talkwith her daughter, posted a picture of Bryant coaching Gianna in a game while sending love to their surviving family.
Jada and Will’s daughter, Willow, 19, also paid tribute, posting a shot of Bryant and Gianna on her Instagram Story, writing. “Completely and utterly heartbroken.”
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Earlier this month, Bryant — who officially retired in 2016 — revealed that he had recently started watching basketball all the time because of his daughter.
“Before Gigi got into basketball I hardly watched it, butnow that’s she’s into basketball, we watch every night,” Bryant told former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the Showtime Basketball podcastAll the Smoke.
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The two attended several Lakers games before the start of the new year, marking the first time he had been to a game since his jersey was retired in 2017.
“We just had so much fun because it was the first time I was seeing the game through her eyes,” the five-time NBA champion said of sharing the experience with his daughter.
“It wasn’t me sitting there, you know, as an athlete or a player or something like that, and you know it’s like about me, and I don’t like that,” he added. “It was her, she was having such a good time.”
source: people.com
