Our hearts go out to Vanessa and her daughters this year December 24, 2020 - 09:52 CET Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon The basketball star and the couple's daughter Gigi tragically lost their lives in January - but they're very much there in spirit this Christmas Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna are tragically missing from the family's Christmas celebrations this year - but friends are making sure they are certainly not forgotten. Vanessa got tearful as she filmed a video showing the tree full of Kobe's red roses On Wednesday evening, Vanessa, who lost her husband and daughter in a helicopter crash at the start of the year, shared incredible photographs of the deep red Christmas tree her florist friend Jeff Leatham had given her - packed full of roses.