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Not every little girl can say their father is an star basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, but for Natalia Diamante, 6 ½, and Gianna Maria-Onore, 3, watching their dad Kobe Bryant shoot hoops has become routine.
That said, in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kobe reveals his daughters were thrown for a loop when he was named cover athlete for the NBA 2K10 video game. “My kids think it’s cool,” he says. “They’re like, ‘Daddy, that’s you!’”
While the mirrored gestures and facial expressions between Kobe and his digital version are undeniable, the father-of-two laughs that it is Natalia who is impressed by the technology — Gianna, “the biggest daddy’s girl in the world,” simply enjoys the extra opportunity to see her dad in action!
“My older daughter thinks that’s cool. But the little one looks at me and starts giggling and she’ll get pretty excited to see me on the screen or see my picture. She’s at a stage that’s pretty great.”
Video games for Kobe and his girls aren’t completely centered on the court. Noting that Natalia has shown interest in basketball — the doting dad calls her “hard core” — he admits she much prefers a princess party. “My daughter…likes to play princess games. I play with her, actually,” he shares.
“She plays the basketball games too, but mostly, she plays all the princess games.”
Natalia and Gianna are Kobe’s daughters with his wife Vanessa Laine Bryant.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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