Kobe Bryant's family attend WNBA All-Star Game as widow Vanessa and three daughters watch Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Co from courtside

Caitlin Clark could beryllium seen sharing a lukewarm infinitesimal pinch Kobe Bryant's family astatine halftime successful tonight's WNBA All-Star Game. 

Vanessa Bryant, nan widow of precocious NBA fable Kobe, and her 3 girls are watching connected from courtside astatine Footprint Center arsenic nan likes of Clark and Angel Reese return portion successful nan yearly women's hoops showpiece.

Four years connected from nan tragic chopper clang which killed him and 13-year-old girl Gianna, Kobe is survived by Vanessa, 42, and children Natalia, 21, Bianka, seven, and Capri, five.

All 4 members of his nonstop family decided to drawback a portion of nan action successful Phoenix, wherever USA Basketball is taking connected Team WNBA. 

At nan halftime break successful Saturday's game, Clark - this year's No 1 prime successful nan WNBA Draft - approached nan Bryant family and could beryllium seen sharing a lukewarm infinitesimal pinch Vanessa and her girls. 

Rookie sensations Clark and Reese are teaming up connected nan WNBA roster tonight, putting speech their bitter rivalry to fastener horns pinch US Olympic stars. 

A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Diana Taurasi are nan superstar names connected nan different broadside of nan All-Star Game.

Kobe, wide considered 1 of nan top NBA players ever, had been pinch woman Vanessa for 2 decades astatine nan clip of his passing.

The mates first began making love successful 1999, erstwhile they met connected nan group of his euphony video.

They yet exchanged rings soon aft Vanessa turned 18, earlier tying nan knot successful 2001. 

Kobe and his girl Gianna died on pinch 7 others erstwhile their chopper came down successful Calabasas, California, successful January 2020.

They had flown from John Wayne Airport adjacent his location successful Newport Beach and were connected their measurement to Thousand Oaks to Bryant's Mamba Basketball Academy erstwhile they slammed into a hillside.

Earlier this week Vanessa appeared to reference her husband's rumored feud pinch his parents while sending her condolences pursuing nan decease of Kobe's father.

The world of hoops was successful mourning aft Kobe's dada Joe Bryant tragically died astatine nan property of 69 pursuing a caller a stroke. 

Following nan decease of her father-in-law, Vanessa took to Instagram to salary her respects connected Tuesday afternoon, while besides seeming to definitive regret complete her husband's rift pinch Joe and mom Pam.

'Sending our condolences upon proceeding nan news of my father-in-law’s passing,' she wrote.

'We hoped things would’ve been different. Although nan times we spent together were few, he was ever saccharine and bully to beryllium around. Kobe loved him very much. Our prayers spell retired to family.'

According to nan Philadelphia Inquirer, Joe's narration pinch boy Kobe became strained arsenic nan Lakers fable built a Hall of Fame profession successful nan NBA. 

He ne'er said publically astir his son's decease and earlier this year, nan 2000 NBA title ringing talented to him by Kobe sold for $927,000 astatine auction.

Back successful 2016, Kobe revealed he hadn't spoken to his parents successful almost 3 years aft they attempted to auction disconnected his precocious schoolhouse memorabilia - without consent.