Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, shared a heartbreaking message on Thursday as she celebrated what would have been their daughter Gigi’s 19th birthday.
It’s been more than five years since the Lakers icon and Gigi passed away in a tragic helicopter crash in January 2020 which took the lives of nine people total.
And Vanessa made a touching post to Instagram as she remembered the aspiring basketball player.
‘Happy birthday, Gigi!,’ Vanessa wrote. ‘Mommy loves and misses you more than I could ever express. I love you Gianna.’
The post included a photo of Gigi in her Mamba Sports Academy uniform.
Many notable names from the sports world took to the comments to wish Gigi a happy birthday as well, including Chris Paul, Matt Barnes and Pau Gasol.