The United States women's national basketball team won its eighth consecutive gold medal. Afterward, the WNBA star shared a touching moment with the Bryants.
in Paris today but it was back-to-back gold medals for Team USA over France as the United States women's national basketball team made history with its eighth consecutive gold medal by the narrowest of margins, 67-66.
But a wild win is a wild win -- do watch it on replay if you slept in today -- because there was high drama and a game for the ages.That's Team USA and the WNBA's New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu who celebrated the victory by hugging the late great Kobe Bryant's daughters, Natalia, 21, Bianka, 7, and Capri, 5, and of course his wife, Vanessa, 42. And sitting next to them are the Bryants dear friends and Kobe's former teammate Pau Gasol, with his one-year-old son Max.
Aug 9, 2024: Vanessa Bryant and her family watch the USA women's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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