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Kobe Bryant Day (also called Mamba Day [a]) is a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County [2] commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant. [3] The date was chosen as the holiday because of Bryant's numbers on his jerseys (8 and 24), [4] as well as it being the day after his birthday, August 23. [5]
After promoting Nike's Hyperdunk shoes, Bryant came out with the fourth edition of his signature line by Nike, the Zoom Kobe IV. In 2010, Nike launched another shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe V. [428] In 2009, Bryant signed a deal with Nubeo to market the Black Mamba Collection, a line of sports/luxury watches ranging from $25,000 to $285,000. [429]
"The Bad Boys" (the Original from 1986 to 1991) – Isiah Thomas (Zeke / The Captain), Bill Laimbeer (The Black Hat / The Darth Vader of the NBA), Joe Dumars (Mister Louisiana), Rick Mahorn (The Baddest Bad Boy of Them All / The Master of Being Bad), Vinnie Johnson (The Microwave), John Salley (The Spider), Dennis Rodman (The Worm / The Rebound ...
The Mamba in flight: A Kobe Bryant Dunk History retrospective. Kobe bombed on dudes. Kobe soared, and savaged, and sneered. ... But Bryant was the match that lit the so-called “Redeem Team” afire.
Kobe Bryant is the greatest basketball player that I’ve ever seen.” These players never had to consider a world where Bryant didn’t exist — either as a competitor, mentor or basketball ...
Bryant scored 60 points for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Utah Jazz at home in the last game of his career on April 13, 2016, often referred to as Mamba Day in a nod to his Black Mamba nickname.
[8] [9] The American basketball player Kobe Bryant adopted the Bride's codename, "Black Mamba", for himself. [10] The American actress Evan Rachel Wood played a character inspired by the Bride and another of Thurman's characters, Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction , in a 2019 stage musical based on Tarantino's films, Fox Force Five and the Tyranny ...
Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their daughters were on hand as a touching tribute for the Black Mamba was revealed in Los Angeles.. Natalia, 21, Bianka, 7, and Capri, 4, joined Vanessa ...