Vanessa Bryant Shares Emotional Tribute On Gigi's 17th Birthday
01.05.2023 - 22:53
/ perezhilton.com
Vanessa Bryant is remembering her daughter on what should have been her 17th birthday.
Early Monday morning, the mother of four took to Instagram to tribute her late daughter Gigi in a series of birthday posts celebrating the young athlete, whom she shared with late husband Kobe Bryant.
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She captioned the first upload, which features shots Gigi riding a carousel and walking though what looks to be an amusement park:
Soon after, support and lots of birthday wishes flooded the comments, with the official Lakers IG account writing, “Happy Birthday, Gigi,” followed by purple and yellow hearts. Also there to wish the late teen a happy birthday was Ciara, Khloé Kardashian, Taraji P. Henson, La La Anthony, Storm Reid, and many, many more.
So sweet!
Vanessa followed up her first post with another, this time of Gigi with her sisters Natalia, 20, and Bianka, 6, which she captioned:
She then rounded out the series of uploads with a third, this time of the girls and herself, tenderly writing:
We can’t believe it’s already been over three years since Gigi and Kobe, as well as the eight others on board, tragically lost their lives in that fateful helicopter crash. Our hearts still break for all of the surviving family members and loved ones.
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In a fourth post uploaded a few hours after her first three, Vanessa shared a touching video in honor of her daughter, where her friends, former coaches, and NBA players talked about what “playing Gigi’s way” means to them. To start off, WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu explained:
NBA standout Giannis Antetokounmpo added that “playing