Snoop Dogg is one of countless celebrities and fans mourning the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. However, the loyal L.A. Lakers fan appears to be taking his passing particularly hard.
Bryant’s private helicopter crashed on a Calabasas hillside on Sunday (January 26), killing Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the seven other people onboard. Shortly after the news broke, Snoop headed to Instagram where he wrote a somber post.
“My. Heart is broken,” he wrote. “sending prayers 2 Vanessa and the kids.”
Since then, Snoop’s Instagram account has erupted with photos and videos dedicated to Bryant and his daughter. Much like Bryant, Snoop has played a role in developing his children’s athletic abilities. In 2005, he started the Snoop Youth Football League and has served as a mentor ever since. His son Cordell Broadus previously played for UCLA.
Bryant and his daughter were on their way to a youth basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, which was established by Bryant and Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner in 2018.
In one of his IG posts, Snoop shared a photo of two of his kids and wrote, “Cherish the moments with ya loved ones. Hugs and I love u are in season.”
On Tuesday (January 28), Snoop revealed a text message from his mother that indicated she was empathizing with her famous son. She wrote, “love you so much Son. i am feeling your hurt. i think his passing has wounded us all. you need me i am here for you.”
Snoop captioned the post, “Thank u mamma. Prayers and I love u are in season.”
In the wake of Bryant’s shocking death, Hip Hop came out in droves to express their condolences to the Bryant family. Everyone from Kanye West and Ice-T to Drake and Chuck D collectively mourned the loss on Twitter.
Check out the rest of Snoop’s posts below.
Hip Hop Reacts To Shocking News Of Kobe Bryant's Death
I understand you hurt, but like… chill on the social media? You don’t need to constantly keep showing the world how much you miss Kobe, especially when homie is posting up selfies too. Keep it to yourself and to your heart. Reach out to his widow and children, but why are we posting 10-20 posts in the past 2 days? RIP the legend no doubt though.
I was saying the same thing elsewhere, its like there is a competition to show who is the best ‘mourner’, I loved Kobe too, but I don’t understand why I have to let everyone know that.
Everyone grieves different
Everyone is hurt by his passing, his daughter’s passing and everyone else who lost their lives on Sunday (RIP). I mean I don’t know Kobe at all but I grew up with him from afar, I watched him mature into the adult he became and to see his life and his daughter’s life cut short is just sad and depressing. You look beneath the surface and you realize Vanessa Bryant lost her world on Sunday, she had to share Kobe with everyone and still has too. What about his parents, siblings and extended family, friends and people who actually knew him. This has to be a tremendous loss for them, we lost an icon, they lost a friend, father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and etc. We woke up on Monday to a world without the Mamba and Mambacita. It’s tough out here for everyone, Kobe was beloved and this is going to hurt people for a long time so get used to the tributes and everyone grieving. Everything can’t be put into a vacuum so you can feel better about not seeing any tributes, we loved that guy and what he stood for.
Man I had no Idea how tall Snoop was.
Why doesn’t snoop have iMessages turned on?
He prefers the green
Fuck snoop dog… Hateful pos! Rip Kobe and all those who were on board