Vanessa Bryant has broken her silence for the first time since the tragic helicopter crash on Sunday which took the lives of her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna.
Vanessa took to Instagram to post a family portrait and to thank the "million of people who've shown support and love during this horrific time".
The basketball hero and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among 9 people who died on Sunday after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in thick fog in Calabasas, California.
Others killed included Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their daughter Alyssa who was a teammate of Gianna. The girls' basketball coach Christina Mauser was also among those who died.
