Vanessa Bryant took to social media to share the heartbreaking moment, her late daughter, Gianna Bryant’s jersey was retired at school.
Gianna Bryant was one of the victims in a tragic helicopter crash which occurred last month, the crash also kid basketball legend, Kobe Bryant.
Before her death, Gianna was following in her father’s footsteps as a basketball player and her school, Harbor Day School held a retirement ceremony at the school’s gym to retire her No. 2 jersey.
Taking to Instagram, Vanessa Bryant shared photos and a series of videos from the ceremony held at the teenage basketball star’s middle school.
she captioned it:
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My Gigi. I love you! I miss you. You’ve taught us all that no act of kindness is ever too small. Mommy is still and will ALWAYS be so proud of you mamacita
The photos taken in the school’s gym show a portrait of Gigi next to a table with red and pink flowers arranged to spell out “Gianna.”
The display also included a red floral arrangement of the number 2, for the one Gianna wore on her basketball jersey at the Mamba Sports Academy.
Vanessa also shared videos showing some of Gianna’s classmates singing a song in the teen’s honor. Teachers also shared memories of the 8th grader during the ceremony.
