As per sources, single mothers Vanessa Bryant and Kim Kardashian are friends with one another for quite a time nearly about 3 years. Along with this, Vanessa has been living in Los Angeles for about 2 years and belongs to the same social circle as Kim. Apart from their relationship comes Lamar Odom who is Kobe’s former teammate and ex of Khloe Kardashian.
However, their friendship is evident in their social media posts or tweets about one another. On Vanessa‘s 39th birthday in 2021, Kim posted a picture along with her and Kobe from a party wishing on her special day. “Happy Birthday gorgeous girl. You are so loved!!!” -she wrote. Again a year later on Vanessa’s 40th Birthday Kim shared a picture with her along with Khloe and Vanessa’s daughter Natalia. Vanessa thanked her and shared a picture of hers along with a gift of a yellow blossom from Kim. “Thanking my new 3yr. old friend, Manny, for my birthday flower. So sweet!” – she posted.
On the other hand, Vanessa on the occasion of Gianna’s 16th birthday in collaboration with Nike launched a special edition of Mambacita shoes and MAMBACITA x DANNIJO. The edition was gifted to some of her close friends including Kim. Apart from this, on 2020 Christmas, Vanessa gifted her friends the new Nike Kobe 6 Protro Grinch sneakers. Kim Kardashian who received it later shared a video on Instagram with some fire emojis in which she was unboxing it. The two mothers however also send each other gifts for their children quite often.
Kim Kardashian sent a touching message to Vanessa Bryant after Kobe and Gigi’s tragic deaths
Besides sending gifts and messages to one another, Kim Kardashian posted a heartfelt note a day after Kobe and Gianna’s tragic accident. The Kardashian sister took to her Instagram page while devastated by the loss and penned a note in their honor. “My heart is so heavy. No one should ever experience what the families involved are going through. This has affected us all so much but I cannot begin to imagine what Vanessa is feeling losing her husband and her baby girl.” – she wrote.
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Apart from Kim, other Kardashian members Khloe, Kendall, and Kim’s ex-husband Kanye sent their tributes and condolences to Vanessa. Other celebrities and sports personalities too gave their condolences to Vanessa. However, it seems that Vanessa’s and Kim’s bond grew after the tragic accident.