Gianna Bryant

Vanessa Bryant isn’t pleased after the footwear she envisioned as a tribute to her late daughter has appeared online.

Vanessa Bryant has found a new way to keep her late daughter’s legacy thriving. The proud mom unveiled her latest project, a “Mambacita” athleisure apparel line, in honor of Gianna. The line will drop on May 1 – which would have been Gigi’s 15th birthday – with 100 percent of the proceeds going to their charitable non-profit, the Mamba and...

Vanessa Bryant marked the one year passing of her husband Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna by sharing a letter on her Instagram feed from one of Gianna’s best friends and then writing an emotional note in response.

Vanessa Bryant shared a beautiful message of support that she received on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

One year after a tragic helicopter crash took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on board, we reflect back on the year that was and the legacy he leaves behind.

Fans across Southern California have been stopping by murals of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna ahead of the anniversary of their deaths. As seen on NBC4 News on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.

An L.A. program called Step Up on Second is driven by the philosophy that stable housing is the first step to changing the lives of people struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness. The program, which was supported by Kobe Bryant before his death, operates a motel-turned-shelter that offers full studio apartments to the people it serves. Among those helped...

In an interview published on Monday, Sept. 21 by Univision’s “El Gordo y La Flaca,” Vanessa Bryant’s mother Sofia Urbieta claimed her celebrity daughter told her she needed to get out of the house where she’s been living in Irvine, California. Urbieta claimed Kobe Bryant gave her the house, though she acknowledged in the interview that the house is...

Milwaukee Bucks player and former Lakers star Pau Gasol announced the sweet and special news that he’s a father. The two-time NBA champion and his wife Catherine McDonnell welcomed their first child together, a baby girl.

The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside, according to autopsies released Friday. The reports by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office provide a clinical but unvarnished look at...

The brother of the pilot who was at the helm in the helicopter crash in January that killed Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, claimed in court documents filed Monday that the pilot shouldn’t be held responsible for the incident. The pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was also also killed in the Jan. 26 crash in...

Vanessa Bryant, got a birthday surprise from her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her 38th birthday. Bryant shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday, that she had discovered a letter from Kobe a day prior, but waited to open it on her birthday. In the post, which appears to show Bryant’s hand clutching an envelope, she wrote: “Yesterday I...

Vanessa Bryant is feeling the love on her birthday. She shared a heartwarming post on her Instagram on Tuesday, celebrating her 38th birthday, of a picture of what appears to be her hand clutching an envelope and wrote, “Yesterday I found an envelope labeled to: The love of my life. From, Tu Papi,” she captioned the snapshot. “I waited to...

Gianna Bryant, the daughter of legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant would have celebrated her 14th birthday on May 1.

On Monday, she paid tribute to the fallen basketball legend and their 13-year-old athlete in a moving post to commemorate Mamba Day, which honors Kobe’s final NBA game before retiring in 2016. Taking to Instagram with a video of the Los Angeles Lakers player’s highlights from the game, Vanessa reflected on his legacy and questioned what could have been, calling...

Vanessa Bryant is honoring her late husband and 13-year-old daughter in a special way.

Carlos Vela just proved he’s a one-country wrecking crew. The Mexican native scored a brace, and teammate Diego Rossi notched an impossible goal that sent the Los Angeles Football Club through the Round of 16 and into the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, after they stunned Liga MX powerhouse León, 3-0, on Thursday night at Banc of California stadium. The...

As the Los Angeles Lakers basked in the aftermath of their victory over the rivalry Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center, they were quickly reminded that another emotional day awaits them on Monday. On the eve of the Kobe Bryant “Celebration of Life” at Staples Center, the Lakers honored the Black Mamba’s legacy with a 114-112 victory...