VANESSA BYANT HONORS LATE DAUGHTER GIANNA

It has been four years since the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. To commemorate and celebrate her daughter’s life and contribution to the game of basketball, Vanessa Bryant, in conjunction with Nike, is honoring Gianna with the upcoming release of a new colorway of the Nike Kobe 8 “Mambacita” shoes. New Nike shoes honoring Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. VANESSA BRYANT/INSTAGRAM The mother-of-four shared posts of the shoes on her official Instagram account, captioning one of the carousels of images, “MAMBACITA 5/1/2006 GIGI.” Nike also shared a touching reel of the shoe design in which they began, “Gigi changed the game. Forever.” The post continued, “On 5.1 we celebrate Gianna “Gigi” Bryant’s 18th birthday and the transformational impact she had on highlighting women’s sports with the release of the Kobe 8 Protro ‘Mambacita’. Available on SNKRS in select regions. Profits benefit the @mambamambacitasports Foundation.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) The new shoes feature a black, white, and gold butterfly theme. The 41-year-old businesswoman, philanthropist, and model also shared shared Nike’s Instagram reel with her social media followers as well. As mentioned in the Nike post, profits from the new colorway...