Gianna Maria Onore Bryant

Candace Parker Earns Second WNBA Title with the Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky won their first WNBA championship in franchise history on Sunday. Despite the team being ranked sixth in the league during the 2021 season, they battled from the first round of the playoffs to knock out the top seeded Connecticut Sun in the semifinals.

Dodgers Win Big in Tribute to Gigi & Kobe Bryant

The Dodgers sealed a series sweep on Gigi and Kobe Bryant’s tribute before the game on Sunday. Players were wearing their Bryant jerseys pre-game, paying homage to arguably the greatest Laker of all time on his birthday.

Gianna Bryant, 13, was going to carry on a basketball legacy

Courtesy Photo: Gianna Maria Onore Bryant She had next. Her name was Gianna Maria Onore Bryant. The world, now and forever, knows her as Gigi. Her dad, Kobe Bryant, called her Mambacita. He was Mamba, of course, and she was going to be basketball’s female version of him. She was going to play at Connecticut and head to the WNBA. That was the plan. Over the years, the world watched her grow from a baby in her father’s arms, to a small child trying to hold his Finals MVP trophy, to his companion at WNBA, college and NBA games around the