“He Loved His Family” – Derek Jeter, Father of Three Daughters, Penned Down an Emotional Tribute for the Bryant Family in 2020

After a tragedy took the life of the NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, like many others, the former shortstop Derek Jeter penned down a heartfelt tribute for him. 

In the tribute, he wrote about the kind of person Bryant was. And also, how he used to put his family before everything. He earned uncountable accolades throughout his career. But the one he was most proud of was being the husband to Vanessa and a father to his girls.

Bryant was a father to four beautiful girls. One of the four, Gianna, was with him in the helicopter that crashed. He was very proud of the family he had, and Jeter wrote exactly that while remembering him. He wrote about how being a dad gave the most happiness to Bryant as it does to him. 

What did Derek Jeter write about Kobe Bryant?

As the world is still in shock from the tragedy that transpired in the Bryant family, Jeter penned down an emotional tribute to his dear friend, Kobe Bryant.

“In the moments I got to spend with him? He didn’t really talk about any of that(being a basketball champion). He cared much more about being a husband to Vanessa and a dad to his girls,” wrote Jeter in his tribute. 

Later, he further added, “He loved his family — he was his family. That’s what was important.”

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Being a dad to daughters himself, Jeter understood what being a father to his girls meant to Bryant. He also mentioned in the tribute the happiness on the NBA legend’s face talking about these things. The conversations that the fellow athletes had, were mostly about their families. 

Jeter will always remember his friend as the father and husband he was!

Jeter continued in his tribute on how he would remember his dear friend. What mattered most to the late legend was his family and the time that he spent with them. 

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Surely, the NBA legend had won multiple titles and various championships. But none made him as happy as he was when he spent time with his daughters.