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Nike honors Gianna Bryant on her 16th birthday with touching tribute, shoe release

Nike paid tribute to Gianna Bryant on Sunday, what would have been her 16th birthday.

Taking out a full-page ad and launching a video titled, “Dear Gianna,” Nike honored Kobe Bryant’s daughter ahead of her new shoe release, the “Mambacita Sweet 16.”

"From the first time you imagined winning a WNBA championship, I knew one thing was real: You were special,” the video says, meant to be a love letter from basketball.

“You came from greatness, but it was never about what you inherited. It was about what you gave to others.