UConn Pays Tribute To Gianna Bryant With A Memorial On Their Bench

Last spring, Bryant and her father attended a UConn game, where they cheered on Gianna’s favorite team. It’s heart-wrenching to know that this 13-year-old baby will never get to live out her dream of playing on that court.

The fatal helicopter crash happened over the weekend, and while it was reported early on that Kobe had been one of the people on board, it wasn’t until later that we learned that Gianna Bryant had died alongside her father. It made the heartbreaking blow even more difficult to take, knowing that such a young, promising life had been lost in the tragedy as well.

Gianna and Kobe Bryant are survived by Vanessa, Kobe’s wife and Gianna’s mother, as well as Gianna’s three sisters, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. While the entire world is in shock and mourning the loss of one of the greatest basketball players of all time, nothing we feel can compare to what Vanessa and her girls must be going through. We just hope that tributes like this one can help ease the pain, even a tiny bit.

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