Verkkoher dad, kobe bryant, called her mambacita.

Verkkokobe and vanessa bryant enjoyed the kind of beautiful love story that seems rare and aspirational in the world of sports and entertainment.

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He was mamba, of course, and she was going to be basketball's female version of him.

Verkkobryant, known as โ€œgigi,โ€ was the second of four children born to nba basketball legend kobe bryant and his wife vanessa, a former model.

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