Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late daughter Gianna Bryant on what would have been her 14th birthday Friday.
The tribute comes more than three months after the budding basketball player and her father, the inimitable Kobe Bryant, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash.
"Happy 14th Birthday to my sweet baby girl, Gianna," Vanessa Bryant wrote in a sweet tribute on Instagram. "Mommy loves you more than I can ever show you."
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Many of Gianna Bryant's fans paid tribute to her on Twitter as well. "Happy Birthday Gigi" trended worldwide on Friday.
Since Gianna Bryant's passing, she has been honored for her work on the court.
She and her basketball teammates, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, were made honorary picks at the WNBA draft last month. The WNBA also created the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award.
