January 26, 2020, is a day that will forever be seared into the memory of basketball fans across the globe. But the loss Kobe Bryant's fans experienced on that day cannot begin to compare to that of his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and her remaining kids. Kobe and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, were traveling by helicopter to Thousand Oaks, California, with friends and colleagues. Kobe was set to coach Gianna, who was a budding basketball player, at the Mamba Sports Academy. They never made it to their destination. Their helicopter went down in Calabasas. There were no survivors.

For Vanessa, it was a harrowing day. In a court deposition, she recalled going through the motions of an ordinary Sunday morning. Then there was a knock at the door, and her assistant informed her about the crash. At the

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