Vanessa Bryant shares heartbreaking Instagram posts as Gigi Bryant's jersey is retired

Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant's jersey was retired by her private school and her mother Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to share heartbreaking posts about it. Gigi was following in her father's footsteps as a basketball player before their tragic death in a helicopter crash. Following her death, her school, Harbor Day School held a retirement ceremony at the school's gym to retire her No. 2 jersey.  On Instagram, grieving wife and mother, Vanessa Bryant shared photos and a series of videos from the ceremony held at the teenage basketball star’s middle school. 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. She captioned her post: "My Gianna. God I miss you. I’ve been so lucky to have woken up to see your gorgeous face and amazing smile for 13 years. Wish it would’ve been until my last breath."  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. Her basketball coach said as he stood beside Gigi's teary-eyed teammates: "Gianna was a warrior who gave 110 percent every time she stepped on the floor. "In my 20 years of coaching basketball, Gigi was one of the fiercest competitors that I’ve ever seen." Watch the videos below.      View this post on Instagram         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. #2 A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 6:19pm PST      View this post on Instagram         Jersey Retirement A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 6:17pm PST      View this post on Instagram         8th Grade TeamA post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 6:09pm PST      View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 6:08pm PST      View this post on Instagram         Jersey RetirementA post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 6:03pm PST      View this post on Instagram         Jersey Retirement A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:58pm PST      View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:48pm PST      View this post on Instagram         Jersey RetirementA post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:45pm PST      View this post on Instagram         My Gianna. God I miss you. I’ve been so lucky to have woken up to see your gorgeous face and amazing smile for 13 years. Wish it would’ve been until my last breath. Mommy loves you to the moon and back. Infinity plus 1. #2 #Mambacita #GigiBryant A post shared by Vanessa Bryant (@vanessabryant) on Feb 5, 2020 at 3:26pm PST The post Vanessa Bryant shares heartbreaking Instagram posts as Gigi Bryant's jersey is retired appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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