Kobe Bryant's Family Unveils His Permanent Hand & Footprints successful Hollywood

Kobe Bryant volition everlastingly beryllium a portion of Los Angeles.

The precocious NBA star's wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3, stepped retired connected March 13 to commemorate the imperishable installation of his handprints extracurricular of the famed TCL Chinese Theatre successful Hollywood. Dressed successful black, Vanessa and her girls unveiled Kobe's imprints—which was initially made backmost successful 2011—before Natalia delivered a moving code in grant of her father.

Describing Kobe the "MVP of miss dads," the exemplary told the crowd, "Being his girl is 1 of the top joys of my life, and I anticipation to proceed to embody and cherish the galore lessons helium has taught me."

Kobe was the archetypal jock to have his hands and feet imprinted successful cement astatine the iconic landmark. While celebrity handprints determination are often swapped retired for others implicit clip owed to constricted spaces, the Lakers legend's imprints volition present beryllium a imperishable fixture successful the theater's courtyard—an grant that Natalia called "truly astounding."

Last week, Vanessa, 40, returned to Lakers' location tribunal astatine the Crypto.com Arena for the archetypal clip since Kobe and Gigi's 2020 memorial. She was determination to observe Kobe's longtime teammate Pau Gasol as the Lakers retired his number.

After watching his jersey get hung adjacent to Kobe's No. 8 and No. 24 successful the rafters, Pau remembered however his person "elevated me, inspired me, challenged maine to beryllium a amended player, conscionable to beryllium a amended antheral overall."

Calling Kobe his "brother," Pau added, "I miss him truthful overmuch similar galore of america do."

Keep speechmaking to spot Kobe's friends and household unveil the latest tribute to the NBA legend.