The University of Connecticut women's basketball team is honoring the memory of Kobe Bryant's teenage daughter, Gianna.
The University of Connecticut women's basketball team is honoring the memory ofAhead of the UConn Huskies' game against the USA Women's National Basketball team on Monday, the players paid tribute to the 13-year-old Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday,As an emotional tribute to Gianna, the team laid out a Huskies jersey over a chair that had been set up courtside, and was accompanied by a bouquet of white flowers.
The jersey itself featured the number 2, which was Gianna's number while playing on the basketball team for the Mamba Academy -- where she, Kobe, and the other passengers were en route to when the tragic accident occurred. "Mambacita is forever a Husky 💙" the team wrote on Twitter, along with a photo of their tribute to Gianna -- who was a big, outspoken fan of the UConn Women's basketball team and had expressed a hope to play on the team in the future.
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