Kobe and Gianna Bryant Remembered by Family and Friends on 2-Year Anniversary of Their Deaths

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Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, on the two-year anniversary of their deaths. Kobe was 41 years old, while Gianna was just 13.On Jan.

26, 2020, a helicopter crashed into the hills of Calabasas, California — and five families lost loved ones. Vanessa Bryant lost a daughter and a husband, who was also the father of her four children and the man she'd loved since she was in high school.Ciara, a friend of the Bryant family, was one of the first to pay tribute to Kobe and Gianna on social media by posting a photo of Kobe's Los Angeles Lakers jersey. «Forever & Always in our hearts Kobe & Gigi #2 #24 ❤️ Love you @VanessaBryant @NataliaBryant,» she captioned an Instagram post on Wednesday.A post shared by Ciara (@ciara)Kobe's sister, Sharia Bryant, was one of the first family members to pay tribute on Instagram, sharing a photo of bracelets with her brother and niece's names on them.

Quoting Kobe, Sharia wrote, "❤️❤️ 'It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you — or don’t.

So don’t take it lightly. If you do it right, your game will live on in others. You’ll be imitated and emulated by those you played with, those you played against and those who never saw you play at all.