Gigi The Rising Basketball Star: Things We Learned About Kobe Bryant’s Daughter

Kobe Bryant was a basketball legend and his daughter, Gigi, was his legacy. Gigi Bryant was a rising star but her story ended too soon. Here the things we learned about Bryant’s daughter, thus far.

People knew the basketball superstar’s daughter as Gigi but her full name was Gianna Maria Onore Bryant. Born on May 1, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, Gigi was the second among the Bryant sisters, according to the data found in NBA Family Wiki.

The late Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa were blessed with other three daughters with Natalia Diamante, 17, being the eldest, Bianka Bella, 3, being the third and Capri, 7 months old, as the youngest.

Bryant was an aspiring women’s basketball player and her dad was the proudest ever. Multiple outlets have reported, citing Bryant’s interview with Jimmy Kimmel, that fans would come up to the 41-year-old basketball superstar telling him to have a son so somebody could carry his legacy and tradition. Gigi was reportedly quick to claim that she got it and there was no need for a boy.

[Gigi] Bryant knew that success was impossible without hard work. Her dedication towards improving her skills were not left unnoticed by her proud father.

Bryant claimed that his daughter wanted to play in the WNBA someday. Her love for basketball was truly commendable that even her dad, who stopped watching basketball after he retired, found his way back to the game, The Washington News reported. It was reportedly all because of her. It was all because of Gigi Bryant’s love for basketball.

Despite the popularity of Bryant in the field of basketball, his daughter had her favorite players to. According to the report of Athletic, the younger Bryant’s favorite players were LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Trae Young.

Famous American basketball superstar, Reggie Miller, reportedly tried to convinced Bryant to send the then-12-year-old Gigi to UCLA but her choice was UConn.

Bryant, his daughter and 7 other people, including the pilot Ara Zobayan, were on their way to Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks when the helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, Sunday, Business Insider reported.

The news outlet further reported that the other passengers were Alyssa Altobelli, Gigi Bryant’s baskeball teammate; Orange Coast College’s baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife Keri, who happened to be Alyssa’s parents; Christina Mauser, basketball coach at Bryant’s school (Harbor Day School); Sarah and Payton Chester.

[Gigi] Bryant was set to play on Sunday with her dad, Kobe, as the coach.