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Kobe Bryant (father) Vanessa Bryant (mother) Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant (May 1, 2006 — January 26, 2020), also known as Gigi Bryant and Mambacita, was an American student-athlete and the daughter of former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant. [1] Together with her father and seven others, she died in a helicopter crash in 2020 at age 13.
She is the widow of American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant. With her husband, she founded the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation in 2007 to provide scholarships to minority college students worldwide. Bryant leads the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting child athletes who are in need.
The statue re-creates Kobe and Gianna — who was blossoming as a player at age 13 and nicknamed Mambacita — sitting courtside at a December 2019 Lakers game engaged in basketball talk. Kobe has ...
On April 29, Bryant unveiled the new sneaker design on Instagram, giving a sneak peek into her daughter’s posthumous tribute, and captioning the post, “MAMBACITA ️5/1/2006 ️GIGI.”
Vanessa and Mambacita Sports released a new purple and gold collection in honor of the basketball legend's birthday. ... Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on ...
August 24. Kobe Bryant Day (also called Mamba Day[a]) is a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County [2] commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant. [3] The date was chosen as the holiday because of Bryant's numbers on his jerseys (8 and 24), [4] as well as it being the day after his birthday, August 23. [5]
Kobe Bryant's legacy lives on with the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA and WNBA (both have awards in his honor), Nike and the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation. ... On Oct. 2-3, Vanessa Bryant hosted the ...
On Saturday, Vanessa hosted a special basketball camp through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation -- which honors Gigi and Kobe's mission and legacy to create opportunities in sports for boys ...