Vanessa Bryant shares heartfelt letter with fans on Kobe and Gigi's 1st death anniversary

On January 26, world commemorated Kobe Bryant and Gianna's death anniversary. As NBA community continues to come to terms with loss, many have started to share tributes for Los Angeles Lakers legend – some elaborate and some subtle. While Vanessa Bryant is yet to share a mess from her side, she opted to share a letter sent to her by one of Gianna's classmates. 

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Vanessa shared a letter sent to her by Aubrey Callaghan – one of Gianna's best friends. Aubrey expresses her love for her friend in heartfelt tribute, letting Vanessa kw that she will be re if y ever need a story about Gianna. "... If I ever become a mor, I hope my daughter turns out exactly as yours did," Aubrey writes, admiring love for life Gianna possessed. 

"I love you Aubz (as my Gigi would call you). Thank you so much for beautifully sharing some of your memories of my Gigi with me and allowing me to share m here on my ig," Vanessa writes. Vanessa appreciates letter sent, admitting that her Gigi is indeed incredible. 

"I miss my baby girl and Kob-Kob so much, too," she adds, after telling Aubrey that Gianna loves her "so much". 

"I will never understand why/how this trdy could’ve happened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings. It still doesn’t seem real," Vanessa wrote on IG. "Kob, we did it right. Gigi, you still make mommy proud. I love you!".

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Throughout day, Vanessa also shared various posts about Gianna and Bryant on her Instagram. Some stories come from friends, while some from media outlets. Earlier, Vanessa had urged everyone to be respectful, t sharing any photos from crash site itself. 

NBA teams, as per apparent request from Bryant's, have refrained from focusing on death anniversary. While elaborate tribute was paid to Black Mamba on court, many teams and players shared ir thoughts on social media. Bryant's friend and Gianna's godfar Pau Gasol also wrote an emotional letter, missing his friend. 

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Later, both Natalia Bryant and Vanessa shared a video on ir IG – which broke down Gianna's game. It explained 13-year-old's offence, defence and ability to involve teammates at every point of game. Fans seemed to love video, which celebrated something Gianna loved to do. "Gigi Mambacita Bryant," Vanessa wrote in her caption, thanking Overtime WBB for video. 

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(Im credits: Vanessa Bryant Instagram)