Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and their shared love of basketball

Gianna Bryant had dreamed of playing basketball professionally like her father, Kobe Bryant, but on 26 January, both she and her father were killed, along with seven others, when the helicopter they were travelling on crashed in California. Over the past few months the father and daughter were often spotted courtside watching NBA games and Bryant often talked about Gianna’s passion for the sport Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport LA Lakers fans gather to pay tribute ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/26/the-city-is-bleeding-la-lakers-fans-gather-to-pay-tribute-to-kobe-bryant Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com/sport The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture