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Vanessa Bryant gets heartfelt compliment from two-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu on recent Instagram post

Vanessa Bryant gets heartfelt compliment from two-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu on recent Instagram post

Vanessa Bryant gets heartfelt compliment from two-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu on recent Instagram post (Image Source: Getty)

Vanessa Bryant was recently spotted at Barclays Center, watching the game between New York Liberty and Chicago Sky. Post match, she uploaded an image of herself in a restaurant which was highly praised by various people. Amongst them was Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty’s point guard. The WNBA All-Star complimented Bryant on her attire, which didn’t go unnoticed by the Internet. Bryant and Ionescu are friends and are often seen hanging out off the court.

Sabrina Ionescu is all praise for Vanessa Bryant

Recently, Bryant has been the target of several rumors which raised question on the character of Kobe Bryant’s widow. However, she replied to those comments and rumors with utmost grace, and made her first public appearance after the rumors surfaced, at Barclays Center attending the Liberty vs Sky match. After the match, she took to her Instagram and posted a picture of dining in a restaurant.The post received over 98,000 likes and comments from some notable public figures. One of them was Sabrina Ionescu, who called Bryant “Queen” in the post. Bryant was wearing a red coat, wide-legged denim, a white shirt, matching red stilettos, and an iconic red bandana with prints all over. To accessorize the attire, Bryant wore golden hoops followed by a number of golden bracelets, bangles, and rings.
Ionescu is supposedly a close family friend of the Bryants, due to which Vanessa and her daughters are often seen in the courtside during New York Liberty’s matches.However, the All-Star was not the only notable figure to call Bryant the “Queen” that she is. The post also had a comment from Khloe Kardashian, where the Internet sensation called Vanessa “The baddest,” probably referring to the stunning attire that Bryant was wearing or maybe because of the aura she had for not succumbing to the rumors. Vanessa is the widow of the legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a tragic helicopter crash back in 2020. The couple’s eldest daughter Gianna was also in the crash, leaving the family to grieve. Vanessa has three daughters, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri, the youngest being just five years old.Also Read: Vanessa Bryant and her daughters share smiles with Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese during WNBA’s Liberty-Sky clash

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