In honor of her late daughter’s memory, Vanessa Bryant announced two projects, with proceeds going. Meanwhile, StockX has pledged to also donate net proceeds from sales on its platform. LOS ANGELES - May 1, 2022, marks what would have been Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant’s 16th birthday. Perhaps the best news of all surrounding this release is that, according to Nike, the profits from the sale of the shoes will be donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to creating a positive impact for underserved athletes and boys and girls in sports in memory of Kobe and Gigi. (Gray News) - Nike launched a limited-edition shoe to honor Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant on what would have been her sixteenth birthday. Here’s some more information directly from Nike’s website about how the sneakers will release: Nike says it will prioritize Nike members who “have put the Mamba Mentality to work on the court and fans who have followed Kobe and Gigi’s journey from the beginning.” The shoes will only be released via Exclusive Access in the SNKRS app while some pairs will also be available for Nike members in the L.A. The shoe will have a unique release on May 1. Packaging includes winged #2 graphic box and a personal note from Vanessa Bryant. With the new Nike x Kobe contract in place, the “Mambacita Sweet 16” Kobe 6 will be the first release, dropping this Sunday, May 1st to honor what would have been Gigi Bryant’s 16th birthday. The shoes feature both Kobe and Gigi’s names on the back along with the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation logo as well as Gigi’s number 2 on both sides. This shoe honors not only the legacy of Kobe Bryant, but also his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, who along with Kobe died tragically in a helicopter crash in January 2020. The Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita Sweet 16,” however, may be the most unique. This, as well as Kobe’s enduring popularity with the current generation of NBA stars, has made the Kobe line extremely popular on the NBA hardwood with several players, including Devin Booker and DeMar DeRozan, carrying the flag.Īmong the notable past Kobes to get the protro treatment have been the Kobe 6 Protro “Grinch,” the Nike x Undefeated Kobe Protro 5 “What If” Pack, the Kobe 5 Protro “Bruce Lee” and the Kobe 5 Protro “Chaos.” The Kobe line, prior to his contract expiration last year, had been seeing a new form of retroing called “protros” for the last several years - re-releasing popular models from Kobe’s past but with new technology to keep them in line with current performance trends. 1/2 /2AUHKH0AL2- Nike Basketball April 29, 2022 Gigi Bryant’s Nike Kobe 4 Protro Mambacita Expected To Release On May 1st Apby Michael Le 4.29 / 5 86 VOTES This post contains references to products from one or more of our. Profits will benefit the #mambamambacitasports foundation to honor Gianna “Gigi” Bryant’s goal to build a better, more inclusive future for the game. Nike did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NPR.The Kobe 6 Protro ‘Mambacita Sweet 16’ will be released via Exclusive Access in the SNKRS app on 5/1, in select regions. For a closer look at the Nike Kobe 4 Protro Mambacita. I do not know how someone else has their hands on shoes I designed in honor of my daughter, Gigi and we don't," Bryant wrote. What’s more, Gigi Bryant’s jersey number stamps the heel in a gilded finish, matching the Kobe logo emblazoned onto the tongue. "Nike has NOT sent any of these pairs to me and my girls. Yet Bryant says she's seen photos of people in possession of the distinctive sneaker. Vanessa Bryant had been working with Nike on. In an Instagram post, Bryant said that after she designed the MAMBACITA, a reference to a nickname for daughter Gianna, who also went by Gigi, she decided not to sell it and did not re-sign a contract with Nike. Gianna Bryant who has the nicknames Mambacita and Gigi died in the helicopter crash that also killed her father, Kobe, in January 2020. Vanessa Bryant, widow of the late basketball great Kobe Bryant, says a shoe she designed for Nike to honor her deceased daughter has been made without her consent, and she wants to know why. Vanessa Bryant says Nike is making, without her consent, a shoe she designed in honor of her late daughter, Gianna. Basketball great Kobe Bryant (from left), daughter Gianna, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia are seen before an NCAA college women's basketball game in 2017 in Los Angeles.
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