Vanessa Bryant shared pictures on Instagram of the unreleased Nike Kobe 5 Protro "Year of the Mamba" basketball shoes.

“To his credit, I’ll say, a couple of years in, there’s probably nobody on the planet who knew more about black mamba snakes than Kobe.” Bryant enjoyed many of his best moments on the ...

Nike and Kobe ... have "Mamba" written in a script similar to that of the Los Angeles Dodgers lettering pattern, as a homage to the association Bryant had with the city of Los Angeles for most of his ...

Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post ...