Entertainment Sports Vanessa Bryant Says 'Life Truly Isn't Fair' on Fourth Anniversary of Kobe's Final NBA Game "This is just senseless," Vanessa Bryant wrote on Instagram By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. She's worked at PEOPLE for over seven years as a writer, reporter and editor across our Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Met Gala. She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 13, 2020 03:05 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Kobe Bryant in April 2016. Photo: Harry How/Getty Vanessa Bryant is honoring a special anniversary for her late husband. Monday marked four years since Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game with the Los Angeles Lakers, which Vanessa marked with a heartbreaking post on Instagram. “Mamba Day,” she wrote alongside footage from that final game. “My husband worked his ass off for 20 years. Gave it his all. All he wanted was to spend time with our girls and me to make up for lost time.” Continued Vanessa, “He wanted to be there for every single milestone and special moment in our girls lives. He only got to enjoy 3 years and 9 months of retirement. We had 2 more daughters, he won an Oscar, he opened Granity studios, he became a 5x best selling author and coached Gianna’s basketball team in that time.” Referencing her daughter Gianna — who was killed in the same tragic January helicopter trash that took her father’s life — Vanessa wrote, “She worked hard and gave her all 7 days a week just like her daddy. I wish I could back to that morning, every day. I wish they had a normal local game on 1/26.” She concluded her post, “Life truly isn’t fair. This is just senseless.” Kobe Bryant’s Daughter Natalia, 17, Pays Tribute to Late Dad and Sister Gianna at Winter Formal In the 2016 game, Kobe led the Lakers to a 101-96 victory with 60 points on 22-50 shooting in 42 minutes. “I can’t believe its come to an end,” Kobe addressed the sold-out crowd at center court following the game. “Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. What can I say? Mamba out.” Vanessa Bryant and Her Daughters Mark First Easter Since Kobe and Gianna’s Deaths Earlier this month, Kobe was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Shortly after the announcement was made on Saturday, Vanessa and her daughter Natalia, 17, appeared on ESPN and Vanessa reflected on the bittersweet milestone. “It’s an incredible accomplishment and honor and we’re extremely proud of him,” the mother of four said. “Obviously we wish that he was here with us to celebrate but it’s definitely the peak of his NBA career.”