The hashtag #girldad is trending in honour of Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter Gianna, who perished in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Fathers across the world are paying tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant by celebrating their relationships with their daughters.
Men are posting photographs of themselves with their daughters using the hash tag #girldad as a way of remembering the 41 year old icon who died along with his 13 year old daughter, Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday.
Some famous fathers including rapper Bow Wow, producer Timbaland and NFL player Russell Wilson have joined the movement.
The hashtag has been tweeted more than 175,000 times since Sunday.
Bryant was the father of four girls.
The trend started after ESPN's Elle Duncan shared a moving story while she anchored SportsCenter on Monday night about how proud Bryant was of being a father to his daughters.
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