Verkkokobe and vanessa bryant enjoyed the kind of beautiful love story that seems rare and aspirational in the world of sports and entertainment.

Verkkoher dad, kobe bryant, called her mambacita.

Verkkobryant, known as โ€œgigi,โ€ was the second of four children born to nba basketball legend kobe bryant and his wife vanessa, a former model.

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He was mamba, of course, and she was going to be basketball's female version of him.

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