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She also shared a clip of Hurtado giving her the tattoo in honor of Gigi.

\"Shoutout to @nikkohurtado for coming over and helping me get my Gigi’s sweet message transferred on me,\" she captioned her post, revealing that she got it done in February.

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A post shared by Nikko Hurtado (@nikkohurtado) on Jun 10, 2020 at 8:11pm PDT

Kobe Bryant's sister Sharia also got a tattoo earlier this year with Kobe and Gigi's basketball numbers to honor them.

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A post shared by Sharia W (@shariawash) on Feb 26, 2020 at 5:26pm PST

Vanessa Bryant re-posted a photo of Sharia's tattoo with the message, \"(My sister-in-law got this cool tattoo to honor #GigiBryant and #Kobe) ❤️❤️ 2~24 forever. Love you @shariawash - ❤️\"

Editor's note: This was originally published on June. 11, 2020.

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