Watch heartbreaking footage of Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna, 13, playing basketball just like her dad

WATCH the heartbreaking footage of Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna, 13, playing basketball - looking just like her dad on the court.

NBA legend Bryant and Gigi both died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, along with seven other passengers.

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The sporting world - and beyond - has been left in mourning, with a clip of Gigi playing in the exact same style as her dad now doing the rounds on social media.

Bryant - a five-time NBA champion and fourth-highest points scorer of all-time - is thought of as having one of the most complete offensive games in the history of basketball.

Posterizing dunks were one of Bryant's specialities in his young, high-flying days.

But Kobe will forever be remembered for his unguardable fadeaway shot.

Throughout his career, Bryant would post-up with his back to the basket, fake a movement to lose his defender, turn, jump backwards - all the while leaning away - and shoot.

UNSTOPPABLE

This motion made it impossible for defenders, no matter their size, to block him.

The shot is famously difficult to master, with many imitators in the NBA ever since.

Few have been able to hit it with any consistency, let alone master it.

But 13-year-old daughter Gigi appeared to have it down perfectly.

In a video recently gone viral, footage of Bryant and his daughter in a "split-screen" style view has surfaced.

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Not only was Gigi hugely talented, but she looked to be a carbon copy of her dad - as she matched him movement for movement en route to hitting a tough fadeaway bucket in a game of her own.

It's little wonder though, as Gigi was often seen courtside with Kobe - most-recently during the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Dallas Mavericks - as her father talked her through the game, always coaching, teaching, imparting wisdom.

A bright future in the WNBA was surely a mere formality for Gigi with the Bryant dynasty set to stretch into a new generation.