Who was Gianna Bryant?
Gianna Bryant was 13 years old proud daughter of Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant who died in a helicopter crash with her father.
Her nickname was Gigi.
Gianna Bryant- Birth Age, Family
Gianna Bryant was born Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant on the 1st of May 2006 in Orange County, California.
Her father Lt. Kobe Bryant is an NBA Hall of Famer basketball player and her mother, Vanessa Bryant is a Model by profession.
Her grandfather, Joe Bryant was a Basketball Coach of the Los Angeles Spark. He was of British ancestry.
She was the second among her siblings, Natalia, Bianka, and Carpi.
Gianna Bryant’s Education, Basketball
She attended the Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, CA. As of now, she used to play for the Los Angeles Lady Mamba girl’s basketball team.
One day, she dreamed to play for the UConn Huskies Women’s basketball team.
She always dreamed to be a basketball player like her father. She always liked to follow in her father’s footsteps.
In Bryant’s games, she was often spotted with her older sister, Natalia. Often, Kobe used to share her video of playing basketball.
In 2019, her video went viral where she was showing the moves learned with her father.
Only, six days earlier, he shared a video with the caption, Gigi getting better every day.
Death:
Helicopter Crash
Gigi took her last breath in the helicopter crash along with her father that took place on the 26th of January 2020.
In the same crash, nine people lost their lives including one pilot and eight passengers.
In the chopper, they were traveling to Mamba Academy for basketball for their practice.
They board the chopper, Sikorsky S-76B from John Wayne Airport at 9:06 AM.
Shortly after that, the chopper crashed before 10 AM near Las Virgenes Road, Willow Glen Street in Calabasas, and south of Agoura Road.
Since late 2018, The Helicopter had flown between the airport about two dozen times but took a different route Sunday because of poor visibility.
Gianna Bryant- Instagram
She was active on Instagram with the handle gigibryant13.
She has 6 million followers on Instagram. Through Instagram, she wanted to promote herself to be kind.
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Gianna Bryant's Birthday Dates
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2023 | May | Monday |
2024 | May | Wednesday |
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2026 | May | Friday |
2027 | May | Saturday |
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