Vanessa Bryant Breaks Her Silence On The Loss Of Kobe And Gigi: 'We Are Completely Devastated'

On Wednesday, she made her page public again, and although at the time she didn't share a post, she did make one heartbreaking change to her page.

The shot shows the two embracing while wearing matching red jerseys. Underneath Kobe's arm is a basketball.

Gigi was an accomplished basketball player in her own right, and was part of a team that Kobe was coaching.

"My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time," Vanessa wrote, referring to the couple's three other daughters, Natalia (17), Bianka (3), and Capri (7 months).

"We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe — the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna — a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri."

"There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now. I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved. We were so incredibly blessed to have them in our lives."

"I’m not sure what our lives hold beyond today, and it’s impossible to imagine life without them. But we wake up each day, trying to keep pushing because Kobe, and our baby girl, Gigi, are shining on us to light the way. "

"I just wish I could hug them, kiss them and bless them. Have them here with us, forever.," Vanessa wrote. "Thank you for sharing your joy, your grief and your support with us. We ask that you grant us the respect and privacy we will need to navigate this new reality."

"To honor our Team Mamba family, the Mamba Sports Foundation has set up the MambaOnThree Fund to help support the other families affected by this tragedy. To donate, please go to MambaOnThree.org. To further Kobe and Gianna’s legacy in youth sports, please visit MambaSportsFoundation.org."

Vanessa rounded off the post with the hashtags #Mamba, #Mambacita, #GirlsDad, #DaddysGirls, and #Family.

Our thoughts are with the Bryant family and all families affected by this tragedy.

Beyoncé shared a photograph of Gigi and a shot of Gigi with her dad to her own Instagram, writing, "I will continue to diligently pray for your Queens. You are deeply missed beloved Kobe."

"There are no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my neice Gigi & my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie. I love you and you will be missed," Shaq wrote.

"Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me! I got US here! There’s so much more I want to say but just can’t right now because I can’t get through it," he wrote.