Vanessa Bryant gifts pricy limited Kobe 6s to USC basketball teams

The players have priceless reactions to opening their gifts from the wife of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend.

Vanessa Bryant looks on before the women's gold medal game between France and the United States during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Vanessa Bryant gave the USC Trojans men’s and women’s basketball teams a special surprise that they were excited to see.

The widow of Kobe Bryant has been dropping a lot of shoe news lately like the Triple-Black Year of the Mamba Kobes and the fire All-Star Kobe “Sail” editions she promoted.

With her oldest daughter Natalia Bryant, 22, going to USC as a film student, Vanessa is no doubt rooting for the Trojans. In fact, she was sitting courtside last week with Natalia for the big USC women’s win over the No. 1 UCLA Bruins. For the game, USC superstar JuJu Watkins rocked with some Kobes while dominating the Bruins.

Natalia Bryant and Vanessa Bryant at USC vs. UCLA. / USC Women’s Basketball/Instagram

A new video has surfaced of Vanessa gifting the men’s and women’s teams some “Reverse Grinch” Kobe 6s. The reactions from the players says it all.

Vanessa Bryant gifting both USC basketball teams “Reverse Grinch” Kobe 6 was tough🔥
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— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) February 20, 2025

During the football season Vanessa gave good friend Russell Wilson some Nike Kobe “Grinch” cleats, and then some Kobe Christmas shoes for the holidays.

Vanessa also gifted Kobe’s former teammate Pau Gasol and his family some Kobe Christmas shoes. / Cat Gasol/Instagram

These aren’t the only Kobes being worn by players, however, as the Nike Kobe 9 EM "Think Pink" PE was given to all of the top Nike schools for their Pink games this week like USC on Wednesday in a win over the Michigan State Spartans.

What an awesome gesture by Vanessa and some fire shoes for the players.

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