Vanessa Bryant Says Late Husband Kobe Bryant Would Have Been โ€œSo Proudโ€ After Book Becomes Best Seller

On Wednesday, April 8, Kobe Bryantโ€™s widow Vanessa Bryant praised her late husband, who passed away in a tragic helicopter crash alongside their 13-year-old daughter Gianna on January 26, on Instagram after his sports fantasy novel became a New York Times Best Seller.

โ€œ5 championships ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†. 5 NYT bestsellers ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–. The Mamba strikes again. ๐Ÿโ€  she captioned her Instagram post, sharing a photo of the book.

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Season One is the second book of Kobeโ€™s series The Wizenard Series. He collaborated on the project with author Wesley King.

Vanessa said that Kobe โ€œwould have been so proud to see his work continuing on with The #Wizenard Series: Season One.โ€

โ€œThank you for supporting his legacy!!!!!โ€ she added.

The widow previously celebrated the bookโ€™s release on March 31, captioning the post, โ€œWelcome back to Dren!โ€

โ€œWe hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for another magical basketball season,โ€  Vanessa said. โ€œThe #Wizenard Series: Season One is OUT NOW #KobeBryant #GranityStudios #KobeInc.โ€

Kobeโ€™s first book in the series, Training Camp, followed an underdog basketball team called the West Bottom Badgers as they experienced multiple magical happenings after a new coach arrives at their training grounds.

Earlier in April, King opened up to PEOPLE Now about how tirelessly he and Kobe worked on Season One. โ€œThis is an underdog story,โ€ he began. โ€œThis is a story about a kid whoโ€™s defined himself as being as the bottom of the bottom. Heโ€™s so used to losing so he believes he can only lose. So, this entire story is about redefining who we are and working towards our dreams. Itโ€™s a very Kobe-esque story.โ€

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Brittany R

Brittany R

Brittany is a writer who is obsessed with rom-com movies, Gossip Girl, reality television, fashion, and pop-culture. When she isn't reporting on the latest celeb buzz, she is filling up her online shopping cart without checking out.

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