She was just a kid who loved her family, her friends and playing and watching basketball.
She had her whole life ahead of her, and she does not deserve to be remembered for the way she died. Gigi woke up Sunday morning to go play basketball, like any other day. Gigi did visit UConn to watch her beloved Huskies play last March during their Senior Day. But Kobe said that Gigi’s heart was set on playing basketball at UConn. When Gigi was 12 years old, Reggie Miller tried to convince her dad to send her to UCLA, Miller’s alma mater. …This S*** can’t be real… this the first moment I was able to meet Gianna Maria, she’s been to only 3 games this year… 2 of them were mine… She told me I was her favorite player to watch🙏🏽 I can’t believe this😢😭 When Gigi and her dad flew to Atlanta to watch Young play, Young joked that he was just as excited to meet Gigi as she was to meet him because he had been watching her highlight reels.Ī few hours after Gigi’s death, Young tweeted: Gigi’s favorite players were Trae Young, Luka Doncic, James Harden, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James.īy all accounts, she was developing into a fine basketball player in her own right. But it was Gigi’s love for the game that got him watching again. Kobe told the Showtime Basketball podcast “All the Smoke” that after he retired he had stopped watching basketball.
“The best thing that happens is when we go out and she’ll be standing next to me and fans will come up to me like ‘Hey, you gotta have a boy, you and (Vanessa) gotta have a boy - somebody to carry on the legacy and the tradition’ and (Gigi) will be like ‘Oy, I got this.
During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel’s television show recently, Kobe said of Gigi that she “for sure” wanted to play in the WNBA someday. She began playing competitive ball year-round, with her father helping to coach her team. The brand and Vanessa Bryant are working toward launching a new “Mamba Academy” sports training facility in Southern California, where future generations of young players can channel inspiration from the Bryants to learn the game and work on their craft.As Gigi grew into a young teenager, her love for basketball transcended watching her dad. In addition to an annual “Mambacita” launch around Gigi’s birthday, Nike expects to continue pouring resources into celebrating the life and legacy of both Kobe and Gianna. “I am so proud that my husband’s shoes are still the most worn by players on NBA courts and that the demand for his shoes remain so desired by his fans around the world,” Vanessa Bryant added about the legacy of his sneaker series. In each season since Kobe’s passing, more than 100 of the league’s 450 players have laced up a Nike Kobe sneaker on gameday. An angel wing design is featured along the insoles and box lid. Her name is also printed along each lace aglet. The heel and insole of the newest “Mambacita” sneakers include a black-and-white plaid graphic, tying back to that moment and the plaid outfit Gigi wore that day.Īdditional details include gold accents along the “Sheath” logo atop the tongue, and Gigi’s No. Gigi brought Kobe to her career day at school.
This pic from the program was just everything. With a simple white upper and black border framing throughout the iconic low top silhouette, the details layered in add to the special edition storytelling. The “Mambacita” Kobe 6s were already in production long before the contract’s renewal, making this year’s Kobe 4 release technically the first Kobe launch under the new partnership. “Nike is donating 100% of the net proceeds yearly for Gianna’s shoes to our Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation (M&MSF).” “With this new partnership, fans will soon be able to have access to Kobe and Gigi Nike product for years to come,” Vanessa Bryant said at the time. Styled in a simple black and white with gold accents throughout, the “Mambacita” Kobe 6 honored Gigi’s Mamba Ballers team and her love for the game that her father became a legend by playing. After the Kobe Bryant Estate reached an agreement with Nike in 2022, the partnership’s first release followed a month later. This isn’t the first time the two have honored Gigi with a release. Nike and Vanessa Bryant plan to celebrate Gianna Bryant with “Mambacita” Kobe 4s on what would have been Gigi’s 17th birthday on May 1. Details on the clean white-and-black Kobe 4s draw from Kobe Bryant’s Career Day visit to Gianna’s classroom.
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