Vanessa Bryant shared the touching gift she received from her friends in honor of her and her late husband Kobe Bryant‘s 19th wedding anniversary.
The former model, 37, posted a photo via Instagram on Saturday, April 18, of a bouquet of red roses gifted to her by Kobe’s former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and his wife, Catherine McDonnell. “Anniversary flowers from my Kobe. Thank you @nataliabryant #GiannaBryant #BiankaBryant #CapriBryant @jeffleatham @catmcdonnell7 @paugasol,” Vanessa captioned the post. Gasol, 39, commented, “We love you V!” while McDonnell replied, “You are so loved. Happy anniversary mama! ❤️.” Earlier that day, Vanessa paid tribute to Kobe — whom she wed on April 18, 2001 — in a sweet message via Instagram. “My king, my heart, my best friend. Happy 19th wedding anniversary baby. I miss you so much. I wish you were here to hold me in your arms. I love you,” she captioned a throwback photo of the athlete with his arms wrapped her.
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