With an emotional post on Instagram this Saturday, Vanessa Bryant celebrated her 19th wedding anniversary with the late NBA player Kobe Bryant.

"My king, my heart, my best friend. Happy 19th wedding anniversary. I miss you so much. I wish you were here to hold me. I love you," Vanessa wrote alongside a photo of the couple.

Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on January 26.

Gianna, along with her basketball teammates Payton Chester and Alyssa Altobelli, who also died in the crash, were honored in Friday's WNBA draft as honorary selections.