This week, Vanessa Bryant celebrated her first Christmas without Kobe Bryant and Gianna – who died during a tragic helicopter crash on January 26th. While Vanessa looked emotional, she handed out Kobe Bryant Grinch shoes to her friends, who were all sharing stories about getting the green sneakers. Vanessa shared the stories on her Instagram, appreciating her friends.
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Vanessa Bryant will present gifts to Kim Kardashian and other friends of the Kobe Grinch 2020 shoes
Vanessa Bryant gifted her friends the Nike Kobe Protro “Grinch” sneakers that they put out on Christmas Eve. As reported, the coud shoes will go for $ 1,700 (or more), as its prices have gone up due to the death of Kobe Bryant. The neon green shoes sold for around $ 130 to $ 180.
The first Nike Kobe 6 “Grinch” sneaker was released on December 25, 2010 – the same year Bryant won his fifth title with the Los Angeles Lakers. The new shoe, according to Sneaker News, adds a new dimension while capturing the essence of the original. The new ones interestingly include “Zoom Air unit placement, outsole patterns and other performance-related details”.
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Who got all Vanessa Bryant Kobe shoes?
Kim Kardashian was among the recipients of the gift. She shared the video on Instagram with a few fire emojis, unbuttoning the gift Vanessa sent her before Christmas. Kris Jenner also got a pair of those neon sneakers. OMG Thank you [Vanessa] I’m screaming !!! ” Jenner wrote on her IG, adding that she loved her Kobe Bryant pair of shoes.
Patty Rodriguez also got a pair of the shoes, which wrote “Mamba Forever” on her Instagram story.
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Estate of Vanessa Bryant
During an interview with FOX industry, BodyArmor founder Mike Reopole revealed that Vanessa Bryant would acquire $ 200 million shares of Kobe Bryant. As reported, Vanessa Bryant is the only successor to Bryant’s billion-dollar empire. Bryant’s parents, with whom he had a troubled relationship, had no complaint with Vanessa and the three remaining daughters owning his property.
In addition to the BodyArmor shares, Vanessa has reportedly acquired all of his estates with venture capital firm Bryant Stibel the Los Angeles Lakers legend he co-founded with Web.com founder Jeff Stibel. The company is now worth $ 2 billion. Two months after his death, two ad litem custodians were also named for Kobe Bryant’s daughters – Natalia, Bianka and Capri – to represent their interest in Kobe Bryant’s trust fund.
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