She knew what she had to offer the world & the game. He knew what his young queen would do & he knew where our game is going. There’s a revolution and he saw it coming. So much about him & her were UNREAL: a legend grooming his legacy in another young legend, his impact in sports & the world, her impact on women’s basketball, his love & support for her that permeated the space of women in sports, her genuine love for the game & for him. In an Instagram tribute, Nneka Ogwumike eloquently captured all that Gigi, guided by her dad, represented for women’s basketball: Whether playing for UConn or in the WNBA - or even in the NBA - it would be Gigi who would definitively prove that girls and women are fierce ballers deserving of equal respect.Īs Kobe related to Jimmy Kimmel in the fall of 2018, Gigi was more than ready to assume such a mantle, insisting to those that suggested Kobe and wife, Vanessa, need a son to continue his legacy, Gigi would respond, “Oh, I got this.” With the Bryant name and Mamba blood, Gigi could have attracted the attention that would have allowed women’s basketball and its players to penetrate sports culture once and for all. Her success could have worked wonders for the women’s game. 1 of 5 Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant attend a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center on Novemin Los Angeles, California. This lost potential makes Gigi’s untimely passing particularly painful. Her evident love for the game was infectious. ![]() In recent years, Gigi frequently was spotted sitting courtside with her dad, always smiling as she studied the stars of the NBA, WNBA and women’s college basketball. ![]() How it scared you because she already had your drive at such a young age. The talks we had about Gigi & how she was the mini version of you. On Instagram, Jewell Loyd, the Gold Mamba, shared that she and Kobe discussed Gigi’s burgeoning quest to be the best, writing: But Gigi was a ready and willing prodigy. Gigi inherited her dad’s passion and persistence, bringing him back to basketball even as he had intended to distance himself from the game and instead conquer other cultural arenas. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bryant Family post shared by Overtime WBB on at 3:38pm PST We love you and we’ll carry you with us every time we touch the court. To GiGi you light up the gym every time you walk in. You showed us that a ball can connect all of us and make us forget about how different we are. You’ve touched every person in the world that’s ever played the game of basketball. 12, the 39-year-old wife of the late Kobe Bryant shared how she learned about the deaths of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant, in a. A world where girls and boys can have the same dream. ![]() Dear Kobe, We had plans to make the world better for our daughters.
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