Vanessa Bryant asks all to wear red after missing late daughter Gigi on her 14th birthday

On what would have been Gigi Bryant's 14th birthday, Vanessa Bryant penned an emotional te on Instagram to hour her daughter. Gigi, along with NBA legend Kobe Bryant, passed away in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabassas, California on January 26. Since ir untimely deaths, Vanessa has taken to social media multiple times to write about two of m and what y meant to her and ir or three daughters – Natalia, Bianca and Capri. For her birthday, Vanessa talked about missing her daughter and asked everyone to wear red and use hashtag 'PlayGigisWay' to remember her daughter.

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Kobe and Gigi Bryant were headed to one of her basketball games at Mamba Academy before ir plane crashed. Gianna wanted to play basketball at University of Connecticut, eventually joining WNBA. After her death, UConn houred her by putting a jersey with Gigi's number jersey and flowers on a chair.

WNBA houred Gianna's dream during ir 2020 draft, making her and her teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester horary draft picks. Bryant's former teammate Pau Gasol also sent Vanessa a ceremonial birthday cake for Gianna.

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