Gatorade National Player of the Year (1996). Just months before their passing, Kobe posted this sweet selfie of he and Gianna on his Instagram.Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014 On February 14, 2016, Kobe warmed up with daughter Gianna during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.īack in June 2010, the Bryant family celebrated the Lakers’ NBA championship with Goofy at Disneyland. While pregnant with baby Capri in 2019, Vanessa celebrated her baby shower with her husband and three oldest daughters. The Bryant family was joined by Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka during Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center on Decemin Los Angeles. On August 3, 2019, Kobe gave his daughter Bianka Bella a fist bump prior to the Women’s International Friendly soccer match between USA and Republic of Ireland at Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Vanessa and Kobe Bryant and their daughters Gianna and Natalia walked the red carpet together at the Tribeca Talks: Kobe Bryant with Glen Keane – 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on Apin New York City.Įarlier this month, Vanessa shared a sweet throwback of her and Kobe’s first born, daughter Natalia, in honour of her.įor Halloween 2019, the Bryant family dressed up as characters from The Wizard Of Oz. On JKobe held his daughter Gianna, after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in Game Five of the 2009 NBA Finals. Grab the tissues and scroll through 10 heartfelt photos below. Among the items recovered were 1,350 basketballs, as well as 25,000 candles, 5,000 signs or letters, 500 stuffed animals, 350 pairs of shoes and 14 banners.Īs we remember Kobe and Gianna, we’re looking back at the sweet family moments on and off the court. During the ceremony, host Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men performed “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” in tribute to Bryant, and other performers, including Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Run-DMC, Aerosmith and DJ Khaled, incorporated tributes to Bryant in their performances.Ī week after the Oscar winner’s death, Staples Center staff began to clean up the makeshift memorial outside the arena, but promised to catalog, pack, and ship all nonperishable items to his family. People also formed an impromptu memorial at the Staples Center, the home arena of the Lakers just hours before the arena was scheduled to host the Grammy Awards. All those aboard, including the pilot, were killed on impactįollowing the news, more than 200 people gathered at the foot of the hill close to the crash, with many wearing Bryant’s jersey and holding basketballs. 
Bryant, set the wheels in motion.”Īs many remember, on the morning of January 26, 2020, a luxury private helicopter with nine people aboard, including the NBA star and his 13-year-old daughter, crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, California, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. “While looking back on the mark Gianna left “on this earth,” Aubrey wrote: “Her fights for equality in sports made the world reconsider there opinions, she along with Mr. “ love of life is something I admire endlessly … She would smile up the rest of the world.” “If I ever become a mother, I hope my daughter turns out exactly as yours did,” Aubrey wrote. In the letter sent to her late friend’s mom, the young girl told her that she “did it right” when it came to raising Gianna. The 38-year-old- who is also mom to daughters Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and 1-year-old Capri - concluded her post using the hashtags: “#PlayGigisWay #Mambacita #Mamba #DaddysGirl” and “#GirlDad.” ♥️I will never understand why/how this tragedy could’ve happened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings.
I miss my baby girl and Kob-Kob so much, too. My Gigi is INCREDIBLE and I truly appreciate your thoughtful letter.
I love you Aubz (as my Gigi would call you), ” Bryant captioned the Instagram post which - “Thank you so much for beautifully sharing some of your memories of my Gigi with me and allowing me to share them here on my ig. “Today I received this sweet letter from one of Gianna’s best friends, Aubrey. Vanessa Bryant, the legendary basketball player’s widow, marked the somber day by sharing a heartfelt letter from her daughter Gianna’s best friend, Aubrey, alongside her own touching tribute on Instagram. Today, January 26, very sadly, marks the first anniversary of the tragic deaths of Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant.
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