Nearly six years have passed since the heartbreaking helicopter crash that took the lives of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Yet their impact on basketball lives on through the players who still honor their legacy. And the latest gesture from the No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 16 USC Trojans game left fans teary-eyed.

In front of a little over 9,000 attendees, every single player from the Huskies and Trojans wore different pairs of Bryant’s signature sneakers, turning the high-profile matchup into a tribute. But what made this moment even more special was its connection to Gigi, who once dreamed of playing at UConn.

The 2025-26 academic year would have been Gigi’s freshman season in college.

Rather than just pushing one edition of the Black Mamba’s sneaker collection, t

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