Vanessa Bryant and Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, honored her late daughter, Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant, who would have celebrated her 20th birthday on May 1st, by giving monetary gifts to others. Gianna, who tragically passed away in the January 2020 plane crash that also claimed Kobe's life, was only 13 years old at the time of her death. Following in her father's footsteps, Gigi was emerging as an exceptional basketball player du