Vanessa Bryant Says Late Husband Kobe Bryant Would Have Been “So Proud” After Book Becomes Best Seller
Published on April 9, 2020.On Wednesday, April 8, Kobe Bryant’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 aย New York Times Best Seller.
โ5 championships ๐๐๐๐๐. 5 NYT bestsellers ๐๐๐๐๐. The Mamba strikes again. ๐โย she captioned her Instagram post, sharing a photo of the book.
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Season One is the second book of Kobe’s seriesย The Wizenard Series. He collaborated on the project with author Wesley King.
Vanessa said that Kobeย โwould have been so proud to see his work continuing on with The #Wizenard Series: Season One.โ
โThank you for supporting his legacy!!!!!โ she added.
The widow previously celebrated the book’s release on March 31, captioning the post,ย โWelcome back to Dren!โ
โWe hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for another magical basketball season,โย Vanessa said.ย โThe #Wizenard Series: Season One is OUT NOW #KobeBryant #GranityStudios #KobeInc.”
Kobe’s first book in the series,ย 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 toย PEOPLE Nowย about how tirelessly he and Kobe worked onย Season One.ย โThis is an underdog story,” he began. “This is a story about a kid whoโs defined himself as being as the bottom of the bottom. Heโs 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. Itโs a very Kobe-esque story.”
