The Lakers won the NBA championship. Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant "wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this".
The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate their 17th championship title in the North American professional basketball league NBA. The late Kobe Bryant's (1978-2020) team beat the Miami Heat on Sunday night and secured the gold championship trophy. "I wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see it," widow Vanessa Bryant (38) commented on the victory in an Instagram story.
She congratulated the team around top player LeBron James (35) and wrote about a picture of her husband: "Kobe was right, stay on course, block out the noise."
Champions, on earth and in heaven
In addition to Kobe Bryant's wife, well-known Lakers fans also spoke on social media after winning the title to celebrate the players and their deceased teammates. Among them are the two US rappers Snoop Dogg (48) and Lil Wayne (38). "Well done," wrote Snoop Dogg about a picture showing LeBron James and Kobe Bryant together. Lil Wayne, meanwhile, posted a snapshot of him standing next to Bryant, the giant championship trophy in hand. "And another one," he commented on the memory.
Hollywood actor Josh Brolin (52, "Sicario") also congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers on winning the championship. He chose a photo of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in their team jerseys and wrote: "Champions. From here to deep in the heaven of angels."
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. The plane's pilot had apparently lost his bearings in the thick fog.