Natalia Bryant celebrates her late father Kobe Bryant's 46th birthday in throwback snap

Kobe Bryant would have turned 46-years-old today. As much as the LA Lakers and the NBA fans are happy to celebrate his birthday, the Bryant family also uses this day to honor the life of the NBA great. On the LA Lakers legend's birthday, his eldest daughter Natalia Bryant wished her late father a happy birthday.

Natalia took to her Instagram and posted a throwback picture of her with her father on her IG story. The picture was from her childhood where she was seen walking with her dad with a big smile on her face as Kobe adorably looked at her.

Posting the picture on her story, Natalia wrote:

"Happy birthday daddy ❤️."

Natalia Bryant wished her father on his 46th birthday

The picture was from the time when Natalia was just two-years-old. Five years ago, Kobe Bryant had posted the same picture on his Instagram handle on Natalia's 16th birthday on January 20, 2019. He captioned the post:

"My Nani at 2 #sweet16."

Natalia Bryant is the eldest of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's four daughters. Their second daughter Gianna died in 2020 in the helicopter crash, which also took the life of Kobe. They had their third daughter Bianka Bella on December 6, 2016, and youngest daughter Capri Kobe Bryant was born on June 20, 2019.

LeBron James wishes Kobe Bryant on his birthday with a throwback video

LeBron James and Kobe Bryant always had immense respect for each other. After Bryant passed away, James never forgets to honor the late NBA legend on his birthday. This year, James reposted a throwback video from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"Alright, here we go. Like I said today is Kobe Bryant's 30th birthday. We are gonna sing Happy Birthday on three. One, two, three..."

In the video, Bryant was seen cradling his second daughter Gianna, who was two- years-old at the time. After the USA team sang the birthday song, James and Bryant hugged.

Reposting the video on his IG story, LeBron James wrote:

"HBD Mamba."

LeBron James wished Kobe on his 46th birthday

After the winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Team USA assembled one of the greatest basketball teams in Olympic history. The 2008 Beijing Olympic team was famously known as the "Redeem Team."

This was Bryant's first time participating in the Olympics. He played again in the 2012 London Olympics and where he won his second gold medal.