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Budding basketball star Gianna, aka Gigi, died alongside her father Kobe Bryant and seven others in a helicopter crash in January 2020.

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A post shared by Pau (@paugasol) on Feb 24, 2020 at 9:41am PST

Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, shared her appreciation for Gasol's daughter's name choice in a congratulatory post for Gasol and his wife Cat.

\"My goddaughter is here!!!! Kob would’ve loved to have been her godfather,\" Bryant wrote. \"Congratulations @paugasol @catmcdonnell7 Love you 3 so much!\"

\"So touched by your request to honor my Gigi,\" she added. \"Can’t wait to hold Elisabet Gianna Gasol ❤️ 9/10/20 #girldad #girlmom.\"

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A post shared by Cat Gasol (@catmcdonnell7) on Sep 13, 2020 at 1:24pm PDT

Kobe Bryant and Gasol played on the Los Angeles Lakers together from 2008 to 2014 and won two NBA championships together.

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A post shared by Pau (@paugasol) on Aug 23, 2020 at 10:11am PDT

Since Bryant's passing, Gasol and the Bryant family have appeared to lean on one another for comfort and support. Gasol shared a photo in August featuring his wife with Vanessa and her 3 daughters, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and 1-year-old Capri.

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A post shared by Pau (@paugasol) on Aug 21, 2020 at 12:42pm PDT

\"My wife, my future baby, my sister and my nieces,\" Gasol captioned the snap. \"So much beauty in one picture #Family ❤️\"

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