Gigi died tragically alongside his father, Kobe BryantIn January 2020, and Vanessa shared many tributes for her daughter who honors her strength, her mind and her memory.
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Today is Gigi Bryant’s 19th anniversary
Today, Thursday, May 1, Vanessa shared a tribute on Instagram To honor his late girl.
She captioned a picture of Gigi in her basketball uniform, “Happy birthday, Gigi! Mom likes and you miss more than I could never express. I love you Gianna.” She also included #Mambacita, her age of 19 and her 5/1 birthday. Vanessa also shared the photo to her Instagram history.
Many people have fallen into the comments section of its Instagram publication to share birthday wishes and red hearts for Gigi.
Vanessa is also a mother of Natalia, 22, Bianka, 8, and Capri, 5.
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Nike Kobe 9 Em ‘Mambacita’ was released on May 1 in honor of Gigi’s 19th anniversary
Earlier in the day, Nike published the sneakers of the new Nike Kobe 9 EM “Mambacita” in honor of Gigi’s birthday.
The Gigi edition of the popular Kobe 9 Protro offers a black and white color, the name of Gigi and the n ° 2 at the back of the shoes and the brand “Mambacita” on the tongue. The product of the sale of the Gigi line benefits the Mamba and the Mambacita Sports Foundation.
Nike also released jerseys in honor of Gigi at the same time from the release of sneakers on the SNKRS application.
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There was also a release of sneakers in honor of Gigi Bryant in his 18th birthday
Last year, May 1, Nike released a sneaker in the 18th anniversary of honor.
“Gigi has changed the game. Forever. The 5.1, we celebrate the 18th anniversary of Gigi ‘Gigi’ Bryant and the transformational impact it had on the highlighting of female sports with the release of Kobe 8 Protro ‘Mambacita’ ‘, wrote Vanessa on social networks alongside a video showing the shoe.
The Nike website has shared a description of the shoe that explains the design of the shoe more, as well as the impact of Gigi on the game.
“Arriving at its 18th birthday, the color is inspired by the uniform of its basketball team for young people while the butterfly model nods with the transformational impact of Gigi on the game,” said the description of the shoe.
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“Personal keys, like Gigi’s name and number on the heel, remind you of playing with joy, curiosity and competitiveness while taking no opportunity for acquired, just like Gigi. And when it is time to walk in the field, heart and golden wings of Gigi for sport in the future.”
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A Kobe and Gigi wall was vandalized at the earliest this week
Earlier this week, a page dedicated to Kobe and Gigi walls shared the sad news that one of the murals in downtown Los Angeles was vandalized. A GoFundme page that has been set up to collect funds to restore the wall over time has received a donation of $ 5,000 from the Lakers star, Luka Doncic after Word has emerged from the destruction of the mural.
“It has always been important to give back to the community,” said so after the practice of Lakers, according to the Associated Press. “They gave me so much, so I just want to give back.”
Doncic joined the Lakers a few months ago when it was exchanged by Dallas Mavericks. Bryant has spent his entire 20 -year career with Lakers.
According to NowsweekDononic also said: “Kobe is that he and Gigi mean so much in this city, for the organization Lakers and for me personally. I am happy to do anything to assure you that he and his daughter are honored.”
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‘Mamba & Mambacita Forever’ will be published later this year
Vanessa recently announced that a book highlighting the various Kobe and Gigi murals around the world will be published later this year.
“Kobe and Gianna Mural Book highlighting a selection of murals in their honor to come on 08/19/25”, she subtitled a photo of the book on her Instagram page.
The Kobe & Gianna Bryral Instagram page also shared news on the book that will soon be released.
“Honored to contribute to this special book, highlighting artists and murals around the world by paying tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant. You can pre-order the book now on our organic link”, they subtitled a photo of the book. “Mamba and Mambacita Forever Book released this fall.”
