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New Mural Of Kobe Bryant And His Daughter Gianna Bryant Quickly Emerges In Los Angeles

<p>As the world continues to mourn the heartbreaking passing of NBA legend <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kanye-west-holds-special-midnight-sunday-service-in-honor-of-kobe-bryant-with-kirk-franklin-chance-the-rapper&sol;">Kobe Bryant<&sol;a> and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant due to a sudden helicopter crash&comma; the tributes and memories are pouring in&period; In Los Angeles&comma; home of Kobe’s former team the Lakers&comma; a mural of him and his daughter has already been put up—and it’s beautiful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is a photo of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna that is going around social media&period; The two are seen hugged up tightly together and smiling—that photo was the one used for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;Sports&sol;mural-dedicated-kobe-bryant-daughter-appears-los-angeles&sol;story&quest;id&equals;68566862&amp&semi;cid&equals;social&lowbar;twitter&lowbar;abcn">the new mural<&sol;a> of father and daughter following their recent tragic deaths&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Any Laker fan knows just how much Kobe meant to the city&comma; including all of the championships he won and all the community outreach he did&period; So putting up a mural to honor his memory is a very fitting way to keep him alive&period; The text on the mural reads&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kobe &amp&semi; Gigi Forever&period; Daddy’s Girl&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B71f86KBdmd" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the time of the crash&comma; Kobe and Gianna were reportedly flying from Orange County&comma; California to the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks&comma; where Kobe hosted basketball clinics&period; Gianna’s basketball team was scheduled to play in the Mamba Cup&comma; a youth basketball tournament that&&num;8217&semi;s named after Kobe’s famous nickname&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said this about Kobe&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A giant who inspired&comma; amazed and thrilled people everywhere with his incomparable skill on the court &&num;8212&semi; and awed us with his intellect and humility as father&comma; husband&comma; creative genius and ambassador for the game he loved&period; He will live forever in the heart of Los Angeles&comma; and will be remembered through the ages as one of our greatest heroes&period; This is a moment that leaves us struggling to find words that express the magnitude of shock and sorrow we are all feeling right now&comma; and I am keeping Kobe&&num;8217&semi;s entire family in my prayers at this time of unimaginable grief&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We want to continue to send Kobe’s family our endless thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"56545" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;new-mural-of-kobe-bryant-and-his-daughter-gianna-bryant-quickly-emerges-in-los-angeles&sol;" data-secure&equals;"bb78727029"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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