'It's only right, they deserve it more than anyone,' Sabrina Ionescu tells PEOPLE of Gianna and Kobe Bryant being honored during the draft
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"They're just so proud and so happy for me. They know how much work I've put in and how this has been my goal since I was young. I think that coming to fruition and just being able to see all that hard work pay off has been a really special moment for them," she says of her family's pride.Ionescu joined the exclusive No. 1 draft pick club, a surreal achievement for her especially after weeks of hearing that she was the expected first choice.
"Spike Lee reached out to me which was really cool," she says. "There were a few people I was able to hear from and see they were paying attention."
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