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Kobe Bryant comes to his wife’s defense on Twitter: ‘She was busy raising our kids’

by Jazmine Denise Rogers, MadameNoire | January 30, 2013 at 12:41 PM
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Basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) and wife Vanessa Bryant attend the 14th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) and wife Vanessa Bryant attend the 14th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Olympic Gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas, Vanessa Bryant, basketball player Kobe Bryant, and US Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman attend the 14th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Olympic Gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas, Vanessa Bryant, basketball player Kobe Bryant, and US Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman attend the 14th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

(L-R) Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant and President Bill Clinton attend the grand opening of STEP UP ON VINE on January 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Global Philanthropy Group)

(L-R) Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant and President Bill Clinton attend the grand opening of STEP UP ON VINE on January 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Global Philanthropy Group)

NBA player Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Natalia Diamante Bryant (L) and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant

NBA player Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Natalia Diamante Bryant (L) and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant attend his hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on February 19, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers holds up the Bill Russell Finals MVP trophy

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers holds up the Bill Russell Finals MVP trophy alongside team owner Dr. Jerry Buss and Bryant’s wife Vanessa after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

Basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) and wife Vanessa Bryant

Basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) and wife Vanessa Bryant attend the 14th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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From MadameNoire.com:

Last month we told you how after nine long months of being taunted by Drake’s infamous “You wasn’t with me shooting in the gym” line from his verse on Rick Ross’s “Stay Schemin” track, Vanessa Bryant had finally broken her silence via Instagram. She informed her followers that she didn’t need to be with him “shooting in the gym” because she was taking care of home. If you recall, in that particular line, Drake was referencing the healthy chunk of change that Vanessa would’ve been awarded back when the two almost divorced. Up until recently, Kobe remained fairly quiet regarding the matter.

The Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard recently tweeted about enjoying morning tea with his wife when a fan and Twitter follower reminded him of Vanessa’s absence during those long hours he spent in basketball practice.

“@kobebryant @LadyVB24 but… #SheWasntWithYouShootinInTheGym,” the fan tweeted.

Kobe calmly came to his wife’s defense.

“@lukashMAYYN No, she wasn’t. She was busy raising our kids #nonanny #respectmothers”

Read the rest of this story on MadameNoire.com.

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