Vanessa Bryant marks what would have been Gianna Bryant's 14th birthday with a touching Instagram post: 'Mommy loves you more than I can ever show you.”
in Calabasas, California, that also claimed the life of her father, NBA star Kobe Bryant.
She was the second oldest of the couple's four daughters. They are also parents to Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, who was born in June. "You are part of MY SOUL forever," Vanessa continued."I miss you so much everyday. I wish I could wake up and have you here with me. I miss your smile, your hugs and your giggles. I miss EVERYTHING about YOU, Gigi. I LOVE YOU so much!!!!!!!"
In a second Instagram post, Vanessa said that Gianna loved to wear a red bow in her school pictures, symbolizing love and life. She asked that people who wanted to celebrate Gianna's birthday wear red, do an act of kindness or"show how you will play Gigi’s way since she always gave everything she did her all and led with kindness."
Gianna, just like her father, loved basketball and had dreams of attending the University of Connecticut and playing in the WNBA. She played on a team at her father's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. It was reported that they were on their way to the facility at the time of the crash."Mambacita" and"Happy Birthday Gigi" trended on Twitter as people remembered the teen. Thousands of others flooded the comments section of Vanessa's Instagram post.
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