Vanessa Bryant remembers the day she met Kobe Bryant

Almost a year after the unfortunate death of

, his wife,

, keeps his memory alive and continues to pay tribute to him through social networks.

On this occasion, he shared on his Instagram account an image in which the two appear, to commemorate nothing less than the day they met, on November 27, 1999.

Next to the snapshot Vanessa wrote, "Love at first sight. 11/27/99 # 21", thus revealing that it was 21 years ago when they saw each other for the first time, and from that moment they were arrowed.

This meeting occurred when Kobe Bryant was just 3 years old in the NBA.

At the time, he was 21 years old and becoming a key player for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Vanessa Bryant / Instagram

It should be noted that a year ago, a few weeks before passing away, 'The Black Mamba' had also shared a post in honor of the date he met the mother of his daughters.

On November 28, 2019, Kobe uploaded on his Instagram account a couple of images together with Vanessa, in which they are seen very much in love.

"On this day 20 years ago I met my best friend, my queen @vanessabryant. I decided to take her on a date to Disneyland tonight to celebrate old school style. I love you my mommy, forever," he wrote.

This

accumulated more than 2 million

from his followers, although the comments section is disabled.

A year after meeting, the athlete asked for the hand of Vanessa, who became his wife in 2001.

However, not everything was rosy, because the model of Mexican descent was about to separate, arguing "irreconcilable differences" with her partner.

But in 2013 Vanessa announced on social media that they had reconciled and were thinking about a future together, dismissing plans for divorce.

This is how they revealed that they were willing to do everything to save their marriage.

In 2016, Kobe retired from basketball, spending most of his time with his loving wife and four daughters:

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and

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