{"id":121462,"date":"2026-05-02T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/vanessa-bryant-honors-daughter-gianna-on-her-birthday\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:08:26","slug":"vanessa-bryant-honors-daughter-gianna-on-her-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/vanessa-bryant-honors-daughter-gianna-on-her-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Bryant honors daughter Gianna on her birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vanessa Bryant posted a photograph of her daughter, Gianna<\/a>, on Instagram Friday on what would have been Gianna’s 20th birthday.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cHappy birthday to my sweet baby angel, Gianna,” Vanessa said in the post<\/a>. “Words can\u2019t express how much I love and miss you mamacita. Mommy loves you so much!”<\/p>\n

Gianna Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash six years ago along with eight other passengers, including her father, Kobe Bryant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The crash happened en route to Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park, California, where he was scheduled to coach his daughter’s team.<\/p>\n\n

Vanessa Bryant’s post had comments with heart emojis from basketball players such as Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star LeBron James and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu.<\/p>\n

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Other notable names such as Olivia Munn, Ciara and Kelly Rowland also left comments of support.<\/p>\n

Kobe and Gianna have been honored with a statue that sits in front of Crypto.com Arena, which was unveiled in August 2024.<\/p>\n

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Vanessa Bryant founded the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation<\/a> in memory of Kobe and Gianna. In honor of Gianna\u2019s birthday, the non-profit announced its scholarship recipients, which were made up of 20 student-athletes from Los Angeles and Orange County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n