Just when you thought it was safe to put the tissues away comes another example of the unique bond Kobe Bryant shared with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.
A day after the NBA legend and potential future WNBA star were farewelled in an emotional memorial service in Los Angeles, a photograph of the two sharing a laugh while watching a women's college basketball game in California last December has resurfaced.
The image has been published often in the wake of the pair's death in a helicopter crash last month, but only now has a heartbreaking bit of detail been spotted.
![Eagle-eyed internet sleuths have highlighted a touching aspect of a photograph on Gianna Bryant's phone. Photo / AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4QRN2WR34PSOXO7CHQ5ALTV4M4.jpg?auth=16ea629b88e423df162a0acc7a27a00e383f9d3dc2e1fb376e90a2f4d6a89b05&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
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