{"id":201872,"date":"2020-02-13T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/photo-of-kobe-bryant-wearing-wnba-sweatshirt-with-daughter-gianna-is-a-reminder-of-his-legacy-says-commissioner\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T06:30:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T03:30:51","slug":"photo-of-kobe-bryant-wearing-wnba-sweatshirt-with-daughter-gianna-is-a-reminder-of-his-legacy-says-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/photo-of-kobe-bryant-wearing-wnba-sweatshirt-with-daughter-gianna-is-a-reminder-of-his-legacy-says-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of Kobe Bryant wearing WNBA sweatshirt with daughter Gianna is a reminder of his legacy, says commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A photo of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna sitting court-side at their last Los Angeles Lakers game together is special and poignant for the obvious reasons \u2014 and a more subtle one.\" data-reactid=\"15\">A photo of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna sitting court-side at their last Los Angeles Lakers game together is special and poignant for the obvious reasons \u2014 and a more subtle one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"In the image, showing the father and daughter smiling and embracing, the former professional basketball player is wearing an orange sweatshirt with the WNBA logo on it.\" data-reactid=\"16\">In the image, showing the father and daughter smiling and embracing, the former professional basketball player is wearing an orange sweatshirt with the WNBA logo on it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"17\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\" data-reactid=\"18\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.6%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\"20\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kobe wore a WNBA sweatshirt during one of his last outings with daughter, Gianna. (Photo: Getty Images)\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" src=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mYHZeehI0.TCWlh6ewNtuA--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-images\/2020-01\/03446dc0-407c-11ea-973c-e2eca6aebbbb);\" data-reactid=\"21\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"22\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kobe wore a WNBA sweatshirt during one of his last outings with daughter, Gianna. (Photo: Getty Images)\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mYHZeehI0.TCWlh6ewNtuA--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-images\/2020-01\/03446dc0-407c-11ea-973c-e2eca6aebbbb\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"23\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Kobe wore a WNBA sweatshirt during one of his last outings with daughter, Gianna. (Photo: Getty Images)\" data-reactid=\"24\">\n<p>Kobe wore a WNBA sweatshirt during one of his last outings with daughter, Gianna. (Photo: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"26\"><span data-reactid=\"27\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cOn December 29th, one of the last pictures with Gigi was Kobe wearing the orange WNBA sweatshirt we gave him,\u201d Cathy Engelbert, the organization\u2019s commissioner, shared at the 2020 Makers Conference. \u201cI never thought he would wear it, by the way. But there he was court-side at a Lakers game, and thank goodness we have that picture to remember his advocacy by.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"28\">\u201cOn December 29th, one of the last pictures with Gigi was Kobe wearing the orange WNBA sweatshirt we gave him,\u201d Cathy Engelbert, the organization\u2019s commissioner, shared at the 2020 Makers Conference. \u201cI never thought he would wear it, by the way. But there he was court-side at a Lakers game, and thank goodness we have that picture to remember his advocacy by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Engelbert, who took on the role of WNBA commissioner in July 2019, shared that in her nearly seven months in the role, Bryant is still the only NBA player to have reached out to her. And when he did, she was only six weeks into the job.\" data-reactid=\"29\">Engelbert, who took on the role of WNBA commissioner in July 2019, shared that in her nearly seven months in the role, Bryant is still the only NBA player to have reached out to her. And when he did, she was only six weeks into the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIt was supposed to be an hour meeting, it was two hours. He was really interested in hearing how we\u2019re going to transform the league, what he was doing on youth and girls basketball. So this was real advocacy for our league,\u201d Engelbert continued. \u201cHe wanted to help us invest, help advocate.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"30\">\u201cIt was supposed to be an hour meeting, it was two hours. He was really interested in hearing how we\u2019re going to transform the league, what he was doing on youth and girls basketball. So this was real advocacy for our league,\u201d Engelbert continued. \u201cHe wanted to help us invest, help advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Kobe also championed those who hoped to be a part of the league in the future by working with college teams likethe University of Connecticut and University of Oregon. \u201cHis impact was much broader than I certainly thought,\u201d Engelbert admitted.\" data-reactid=\"31\">Kobe also championed those who hoped to be a part of the league in the future by working with college teams likethe University of Connecticut and University of Oregon. \u201cHis impact was much broader than I certainly thought,\u201d Engelbert admitted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The WNBA commissioner revealed that the organization will be honoring Gianna during the upcoming draft, as well as her Mamba Sports Academy teammates, Payton Chester and Alyssa&amp;nbsp;Altobelli, who were also victims of the Jan. 26 helicopter crash. \u201cWe\u2019re still working on a lot of things to be mindful of the mourning period and their families, but we're going to honor these three amazing young basketball players,\u201d she said.\" data-reactid=\"32\">The WNBA commissioner revealed that the organization will be honoring Gianna during the upcoming draft, as well as her Mamba Sports Academy teammates, Payton Chester and Alyssa\u00a0Altobelli, who were also victims of the Jan. 26 helicopter crash. \u201cWe\u2019re still working on a lot of things to be mindful of the mourning period and their families, but we&#8217;re going to honor these three amazing young basketball players,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Additionally, Engelbert noted, the viral #GirlDad is a trend they want to honor and the league is planning something leading up to father's day.\" data-reactid=\"33\">Additionally, Engelbert noted, the viral #GirlDad is a trend they want to honor and the league is planning something leading up to father&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Read more about the 2020 MAKERS Conference&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"34\"><strong>Read more about the 2020 MAKERS Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow the 2020 Makers Conference livestream at&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/makers\/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makers.com&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"39\"><em><strong>Follow the 2020 Makers Conference livestream at\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Makers.com<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/kobe-bryant-wnba-photo-with-gianna-reminder-of-his-legacy-232652400.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A photo of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna sitting court-side at their last Los Angeles Lakers game together is special and poignant for the obvious reasons \u2014 and a more subtle one. 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