Gianna Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash along with her father, Kobe Bryant, according to TMZ.
Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was 13 years old.
Kobe and Gianna, whom he also called Gigi, were on their way to his Mamba Academy for a basketball practice when their helicopter crashed.
The Academy is located in Thousand Oaks. Kobe coached his daughter’s AAU basketball game called “The Mambas.”
Gianna Loved Basketball Like Her Dad
It had been reported that after his retirement, Kobe rarely watched NBA games, but recently, his daughter Gianna had changed that.
This season, they’d watched NBA League Pass nearly every single night because of her love for the game. Kobe also recently took Gianna to see the Lakers in person.