Vanessa Bryant shared two sweet throwback photos with her late husband Kobe Bryant on Friday, Jan. 31, roughly one week after the fifth anniversary of the NBA star's tragic death in 2020.

On the sad anniversary, his wife Vanessa Bryant, 42, and his three daughters mourned in silence without posting anything on social media. In her first post since, Vanessa celebrated the Year of the Snake for the Lunar New Year, which Kobe being the “Black Mamba” has special importance. She first posted this:

Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram Monday to reveal a new Nike Kobe sneaker, although what will become of it is entirely unclear. The Nike Kobe 6 Protro "Checkerboard," as some are taking to calling it,