Kobe Bryant birthday

Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on Tuesday, which would've been his 44th birthday. Vanessa shared a special photo of herself and the ...

Kobe and Gianna were on their way, along with seven other people, to a youth basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Singer Monica, actor Mario Lopez, and even the Lakers official Instagram account also commented to wish Kobe a happy birthday. Several celebrities took a moment to comment on Vanessa's post and wish Kobe a Happy Birthday.

It is Kobe Bryant's birthday, and players across the NBA have been sharing messages for an icon they looked up to. LA Clippers star Paul George has always ...

While he supported the Clippers, George said he was equally as big of a Kobe fan. George has looked up to Bryant since he was a young kid, and had the opportunity to train with Kobe once he reached the NBA. When Paul George first arrived to Los Angeles with the Clippers, he was honest about what his life as a young basketball fan looked like.

Former Laker teammate Pau Gasol and others remember Laker legend Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday.

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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KOBE. YOU ARE STILL MISSED," author Terry McMillan wrote. Kobe Bryant would have been 44 on August 23.

[account wrote](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1562065876014321665). "Happy birthday, baby! #44," Bryant captioned the Happy birthday." [Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife](https://www.newsweek.com/kobe-bryant-vanessa-gianna-birthday-helicopter-la-lakers-1736146), also posted in honor of her late husband. "Happy birthday to my hero Mr. On Instagram, the photo showed Kobe in a 2009 [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.newsweek.com/skip-bayless-slammed-trolling-lebron-james-son-bronny-1734118) championship T-shirt and baseball cap, leaning over her as they embrace. YOU ARE STILL MISSED." King of basketball eternally." "I watch and listen to you still, on bad days and the good. The Black Mamba lives on." [paid a long tribute](https://twitter.com/OsheaJacksonJr/status/1562095075521449986) to Bryant on Twitter.

Tuesday would've been Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday ... and his wife, Vanessa, just penned a heartfelt bday note.

Of course, Bryant went on to play 20 seasons in the NBA -- winning 5 championships and 2 NBA Finals MVP ... [Gigi](https://www.tmz.com/people/gianna-bryant/)'s untimely death, Vanessa has been honoring them in countless ways ... Vanessa posted a photo of her and her NBA legend hubby from 2009 ... and his wife, [Vanessa](https://www.tmz.com/people/vanessa-bryant/), penned a heartfelt birthday note on Instagram, writing she loves and misses him so much. and they were both all smiles. #44 ❤️ @kobebryant"

Kobe Bryant would be 44 years old on Tuesday. Here's a look back at memorable Mamba Mentality quotes and epic Kobe performances from his NBA career.

After taking a 2-0 series lead in 2009 NBA Finals, Bryant gave one of the signature soundbites from his career: “The job’s not finished.” It didn’t take long for Bryant and Co. The team beat Spain by a score of 118-107 in the gold medal game as Bryant chipped in 20 points and six assists. Bryant earned a second gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012. The Lakers honored Bryant by retiring both his No. Bryant’s final game was the full Kobe experience. He hit a game-tying floater in the final seconds of regulation before draining a mid-range jumper at the overtime buzzer to put Los Angeles up 3-1 in the series. Bryant put together the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history with an 81-point masterclass against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. One of the first pieces of official NBA hardware Bryant earned came from the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest in Cleveland, which he won as a rookie. Bryant lobbed up an alley-oop to O’Neal in the closing minute of a Game 7 Western Conference finals victory that blew the roof off Staples Center and sent the Lakers to their first Finals appearance since 1991. He went 28-for-46 overall, 7-for-13 from 3-point range and 18-for-20 from the free-throw line in a 122-104 victory. From there, he created one of the most storied careers in basketball history across his 20 years in the NBA. [“The Last Dance,”](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/last-dance-episodes-5-6-kobe-bryant-appears-michael-jordans-warts-explored) MIchael Jordan had his sights set on Bryant going into the 1998 All-Star Game.

On what would've been Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Lakers honored the late legend by giving newborns at UCLA's Mattel Children's ...

In photos shared by the Lakers on Tuesday, the newborn can be seen sporting a beanie with Bryant’s infamous No. They’ve already got a little of the Mamba Mentality in them.” The five-time NBA champion

Today would have been NBA legend Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday and his wife, Vanessa, has shared a beautiful tribute to her late husband.

The base height of 2 inches is a nod to Bryant’s 2002 Kia NBA All-Star MVP,” they tweeted. I told her I needed her to get to the house. “I do not want my little girls or me to ever have to see their remains in that matter. There’s an umbrella over the area.” Please secure the area.” And I’m sure Daddy and Gigi are fine,'” she said. I needed to get to LA.” “I picked [Natalia] up and I told her that Daddy and Gigi were in an accident. “And I asked her if Gianna and Kobe were okay. Visibility was so poor, in fact, that the Los Angeles Police Department had grounded its fleet of helicopters. My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone. It’s like I’m trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me.

Babies born on Kobe Bryant's birthday at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital got a special gift from the Los Angeles Lakers.

They’ve already got a little of the Mamba Mentality in them.” The NBA and sports world [remembered Bryant fondly](https://thecomeback.com/nba/kobe-bryant-birthday-august-23-44th.html) on his birthday with a few different touching tributes, but one from UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital might have taken the crown as the best. The package included Kobe Bryant No.