As UConn celebrated winning the women’s NCAA basketball championship on Sunday, April 6, the loss of Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, was felt by members of the sports community. Gigi, who died at the age of 13 in January 2020 in a helicopter crash that also took the life of her NBA star father,

For the first time since 2016, the University of Connecticut Lady Huskies won the women’s basketball National Championship with a dominant victory over South Carolina.

Vanessa Bryant honored her and Kobe Bryant’s late daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, in a sweet shoutout to the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team after their NCAA Championship win.