Pau Gasol and his wife Catherine welcomed their newborn daughter and decided to name her Gianna, after the daughter of former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant.
Gasol announced the arrival of their baby in a post on Twitter.
“Our little one has finally arrived!! The delivery went really well and we couldn’t be happier!! Elisabet Gianna Gasol, a very meaningful name for our super beautiful daughter!!” he said.
Our little one has finally arrived!! The delivery went really well and we couldn’t be happier!! Elisabet Gianna Gasol ?, a very meaningful name for our super beautiful daughter!! ❤️??? #girldad pic.twitter.com/rmXWk0BTFz
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) September 13, 2020
Gasol’s wife Catherine posted on Instagram about this as well. She wrote, “✨ Elisabet Gianna Gasol joined our family on September 10th, 2020 ✨ She made a quick and easy entrance on a VERY special day, her great-grandmother Elizabeth’s 100th birthday and her mom and dad’s 2nd engagement anniversary.? We are already so in love with our sweet Ellie!!”
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s wife commented on the post, “Love you 3!!! Congratulations! Xo!”
On January 26, Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others died in an unfortunate helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26.
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