Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa hints at late husband's feud with his parents as she mourns death of father-in-law: 'We hoped things would've been different'

Vanessa Bryant - nan widow of precocious NBA icon Kobe - appeared to reference her husband's rumored feud pinch his parents while sending her condolences pursuing nan decease of his father.

The world of hoops is successful mourning aft Kobe's dada Joe Bryant tragically died astatine nan property of 69 this week aft precocious suffering a stroke. 

His passing comes four-and-a-half years aft his boy - past only 41 - and his granddaughter Gianna, 13, were among those killed successful a chopper crash.

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.

'Our narration is s**t,' he told ESPN. 'I opportunity (to them): "I'm going to bargain you a very bully home, and nan consequence is "That's not bully enough"... past you're trading my s**t?'

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.

Kobe had been pinch woman Vanessa for 2 decades astatine nan clip of his passing aft nan mates began making love successful 1999, erstwhile they met connected nan group of his euphony video.

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