Vanessa Bryant honours daughter Gianna as high school retires her jersey

It was a heartbreaking day for Vanessa Bryant, but those around her made sure to offer their support. 

It was an emotional day at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, as fans, friends and family members came in droves to remember the lives and legacies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Giana, who died tragically in a helicopter crash last month. 

Vanessa Bryant is remembering her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Vanessa Bryant is suing the company that owns the helicopter that crashed on Jan. 26 in Calabasas, California, killing her husband, Kobe, her 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other victims.

On Monday morning, about 20,000 people will pack Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, for a public memorial service honoringKobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant. The event, dubbed a celebration of Kobe's life, comes three weeks after the 41-year-old NBA icon and retired star of the team was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with the 13-year-old girl, one of his and wife Vanessa Bryant's four daughters, and seven other people.

© Getty Three weeks after his death, Kobe Bryant is getting a sweet message on his favorite holiday. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, posted a photo of the two of them accompanied by lyrics from Lauryn Hill's song "Tell Him." The caption also paid tribute to the couple's late daughter, Gigi.

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, have been laid to rest.

Doting on her daughters! Vanessa Bryant has been gushing about her and Kobe Bryant’s girls following his and their daughter Gianna’s tragic helicopter crash in January 2020.

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant and their three surviving children will receive some of the items that fans have used to create a makeshift memorial for the late NBA legend and 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant outside Staples Center.

Vanessa Bryant has spoken out for the first time since the devastating helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna, saying that "there aren't enough words" to describe their family's pain.

Still in mourning. Ellen DeGeneres, La La Anthony and more stars rallied around Vanessa Bryant after she spoke out about the deaths of husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant has set up a foundation to help the families affected by the tragic helicopter crash which ended up killing her husband and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The retired NBA superstar died alongside her daughter in a fatal California helicopter crash.