‘Te Amo Mambacita’: Vanessa Bryant Pays Tribute To Gigi Bryant On Her Would-Be 17th Birthday (PHOTOS)

<p>May 1 marks <strong>Gianna &&num;8220&semi;Gigi&&num;8221&semi; Bryant<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi;s heavenly birthday&comma; and the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theathletic&period;com&sol;1563301&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;26&sol;remembering-gigi-bryant-2006-2020&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">late athlete<&sol;a>—nicknamed &&num;8220&semi;Mambacita&&num;8221&semi; in honor of her father&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;natalia-bryant-kobe-bryant-tcl-chinese-theatre&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;17y07jm&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NzQ1MjEwNjMuMTY4Mjk1NTI4OQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4Mjk3MjQ3Mi41LjEuMTY4Mjk3MjQ5OC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Kobe Bryant<&sol;strong><&sol;a>—would have been 17 this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In honor of Gigi&&num;8217&semi;s would-be 17th birthday&comma; <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;pau-gasols-lakers-jersey-retired-beside-kobe-bryants&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;17b6hh9&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NzQ1MjEwNjMuMTY4Mjk1NTI4OQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4Mjk3MjQ3Mi41LjAuMTY4Mjk3MjQ3Mi4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Vanessa Bryant<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>lovingly paid tribute to her second-born daughter on social media&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; sneakerheads got the opportunity to get their hands on a Gigi-themed shoe to help support the Mamba &&num;038&semi; Mambacita Sports Foundation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;family-friends-honor-the-late-gianna-bryant-for-her-15th-birthday&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Family &&num;038&semi; Friends Honor The Late Gianna Bryant For Her 15th Birthday<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrtcAkOuJ2a" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;