Vanessa Bryant is retaining her late daughter’s reminiscence alive and nicely.
It’s troublesome to consider it’s already been over 4 years since Gigi and her Los Angeles Lakers legend dad Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter accident — however Wednesday would have marked her 18th birthday. Vanessa remembered her in a touching publish on Instagram, writing:
“Happy birthday to my gorgeous girl, Gigi! I love you. I miss you. I’m so proud of you. 2024 was your year. You would’ve been graduating high school and choosing which college to go to. (I would’ve been trying my hardest to convince you to stay close to home).”
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What an enormous yr it will have been… Not to say it’s additionally the identical yr as Kobe’s well-known jersey quantity! Vanessa continued:
“I’m proud of the change in sports you and daddy worked so hard on. You continue to motivate me and inspire young women and girls daily. I love you always, mommy.
#PlayGigisWay #Mambacita Forever. #18.
#PlayGigisWay #Mambacita Forever. #18. 
See her full publish HERE.
So candy. Gigi continues to encourage younger athletes to this present day, and Vanessa simply proved it.
On Saturday, she introduced that she and the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation hosted a basketball camp for youth within the native Los Angeles group in honor of Gigi’s 18th birthday. Vanessa wrote in an IG publish:
“In honor of Gianna’s 18th birthday, we hosted a special @MambaMambacitaSports Skills Academy basketball camp with @nikela, @lakers, and @uscwbb to share my daughter’s PLAY GIGI’S WAY™ spirit for boys and girls from local LA community organizations. We loved seeing their passion for basketball by embracing joy, curiosity, and competitiveness, while never taking any opportunity for granted, just like Gigi. #PlayGigisWay
See HERE.
So candy! We’re positive Gigi would have been so proud. Happy heavenly birthday!