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Pau Gasol gives Vanessa Bryant touching gift for her and Kobe Bryant’s 20th wedding anniversary

By Erin Walsh | Last updated Apr 18, 2021 4:16 PM ET

Pau Gasol continues to play a significant role in Vanessa Bryant's life following the tragic death of her husband, Kobe Bryant.

Gasol sent Vanessa a bouquet of roses shaped into a heart for what would have been Vanessa and Kobe's 20th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Pau + family sent this to Vanessa Bryant for Vanessa and Kobe’s 20th wedding anniversary pic.twitter.com/04UNsn575K
— Daman Rangoola (@damanr) April 18, 2021

Gasol has been there for Vanessa since Kobe's death and has tried to make her life a bit easier in such an unimaginable time. The two have been extremely close, dating back to Gasol and Bryant's days with the Lakers.

Gasol and Bryant played together from the 2007-08 season to the 2013-14 season. After losing to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals, they won two championships together in Los Angeles in 2009 and 2010, beating the Orlando Magic and then the Celtics in a rematch.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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