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Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
- NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, and his oldest daughter Gigi, 13, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning in Calabasas, California.
- To remember him, ESPN shared of video of his last public appearance, which was with Gigi at an NBA game in Brooklyn, New York.
- Bryant appeared to be giving his daughter basketball-related pointers and Gigi nodded, smiled, and laughed.
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ESPN is remembering Kobe Bryant's last public appearance before he died in a January 26 helicopter crash along with his oldest daughter Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant, who was 13. Bryant was 41.
To honor the NBA icon's legacy, ESPN showed a video of Bryant and Gigi at a December 21 game where the Brooklyn Nets played the Atlanta Hawks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The video clip appears to show Bryant giving his daughter basketball-related pointers, to which she nods, laughs, and smiles.
Gigi followed in her father's footsteps and played basketball too, with her father coaching her team.
According to TMZ, the Bryant and his daughter were on their way to a basketball practice at the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, when the crash occurred.
Others are honoring the NBA legend and his daughter with moments of silence and makeshift memorials.
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the last we saw Kobe, he became a meme for this beautiful moment where he was teaching his daughter basketball strategyhttps://t.co/E8CqDz7aBy
- manny (@mannyfidel) January 26, 2020