While it's true that Kobe Bryant won five championship rings during his NBA career, he isn't the only one in the family that has that honor.

Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, has been married to the Los Angeles Lakers star since 2001. However, she met the future five-time NBA champion back in 1999. In other words, she's been around for all five of the Lakers' titles during Bryant's run with the team:

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When one takes a look at the picture, they would think Kobe lent his wife those rings—apparently that is not the case. When an NBA player wins a ring, they can actually request rings for their wives.

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So in other words, those rings would actually be Vanessa's, not Kobe's.

While the Lakers may be the worst team in the Western Conference these days, not many wives in the NBA can lay claim to having five championship rings like Mrs. Bryant.

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