President Obama Calls Kobe Bryant a ‘Legend’ and ‘Even More Heartbreaking’ Loss of His Daughter, Gianna Maria Onore

All the celebrity reactions to Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s death are pouring in.

President Barack Obama sent out a poignant tweet that remembered Bryant as a legend. More “heartbreaking”, as President Obama says, is the loss of Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore.

Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 26, 2020

President Obama wrote:

Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.

RIP Kobe and Gianna.