Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to wish her late husband Kobe a happy birthday. Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

Vanessa Bryant posts birthday message to Kobe on Instagram

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 8/23/20

Kobe Bryant would've turned 42 years old on Sunday, and many took the opportunity to wish him a Happy Birthday while remembering his life and legacy.

Bryant's wife, Vanessa, took the time to post and write an emotional birthday message to him on Instagram.

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Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in January. All passengers on board the flight died instantly upon impact, according to newly revealed details.

We've seen millions of people honor the Los Angeles Lakers legend in various ways since he died.

Many murals went up around the L.A. area, and even fans of Bryant in Bosnia and Herzegovina dedicated a massive mural to him. No mural currently is bigger than the one painted in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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