Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa gushes over Taylor Swift’s sweet nod to NBA legend in Eras Tour documentary
Vanessa Bryant shouted out Taylor Swift after she noticed the singer was wearing a sweatshirt to support the foundation set up in honor of her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna.
Swift was seen wearing the blue Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation crewneck in a scene from her recently-released Eras Tour docuseries.
Travis Kelce’s fiancee is wearing it in behind the scenes footage that airs during the final episode of her ‘The End of an Era’ Disney+ show.
Swift has been close with the Bryant family for a number of years and Vanessa could not hide her excitement at the megastar’s latest show of support.
The Lakers icon’s widow shared a screenshot of the moment and posted on Instagram: ‘What a gift. We love you @taylorswift!!!!!!’
Back in 2023, Swift met with the Bryant family back stage after her Eras Tour show at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles.
Vanessa Bryant shouted out Taylor Swift for wearing a sweatshirt to support the foundation set up in honor of her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna
Swift met with the Bryant family back stage after her Eras Tour show at SoFi stadium in LA
In 2015, Kobe honored Swift for having the most sold out shows at the Staples Center
Vanessa shared photos of Taylor approaching her daughter Bianka and giving her a hug from the stage in addition to the black hat she wore while singing 22.
Other photos showed a snap of Vanessa’s denim jacket with ‘Swiftie’ embroidered on the back in raised letters, above a photo of Kobe and Taylor on stage together.
In 2015, Kobe honored Swift during her 1989 World Tour for having the most sold out shows at the Staples Center.
Vanessa also previously shared a precious video of her late daughter Gianna lip-syncing to Taylor’s 2008 hit You Belong To Me along with older daughter Natalia.
In 2023, a resurfaced interview with Kobe revealed the late basketball great was a big fan too.
In a 2019 appearance on The Jordan Harbinger Show, the NBA legend admitted to listening to the Grammy winner’s music in his car.
‘I think it’s important to listen to people who do great things,’ he told the podcaster.
‘It’s not genre specific, but Taylor’s been at the top of the game for a very, very long time. How? And why?’ he asked.
In 2023, a resurfaced interview with the late basketball great revealed he was a big fan of the Grammy winner. Swift singled out Kobe’s daughter Bianka at a 2023 Eras Tour show
Vanessa previously shared a snap of her denim jacket with ‘Swiftie’ embroidered on the back
She also shared a photo from her bracelet stack, a key part of Swift’s Eras Tour performances
Kobe continued, explaining the questions he asked himself, ‘”How does she write?'” and “How does she get into that mental space to be able to create things over and over?”‘
Taylor had just released her seventh studio album, Lover, at the time of the interview. It was her sixth consecutive album to debut at number one on the music charts.
‘It’s a lot of pressure for her to follow up a number one album with a better album, and then follow it with a better one.
‘I don’t care if you like her music, or you don’t like her music, look at what she’s doing.
‘It’s unbelievable to be able to pull that off over and over and over, so I’ll look at things like that to try to learn from them as much as I can.’
