Nike honours Gianna Bryant with ‘Mambacita Sweet 16’ shoe
Nike has launched a particular pair of “Mambacita Candy 16” footwear to honor Gianna “Gigi” Bryant on what would have been her sixteenth birthday.
“I am so proud of the way in which these Mambacita footwear got here out in honor of my daughter, Gigi,” wrote Vanessa Bryant on Instagram. The footwear function a black snakeskin sample to symbolize “Gigi’s Mambacita Mentality.”
“The ‘Mambacita Candy 16’ is impressed by her resilient spirit and the love she had, not just for the sport, however for her household, mates and group,” mentioned Bryant in a be aware posted to her Instagram. “A part of her legacy is about constructing a greater future for all women and girls in sport, one step at a time.”
Gianna and her father, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, had been killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Like her father, Gianna was additionally a gifted basketball participant and aspired to play in the WNBA. Earlier this yr, Bryant introduced that she had reached a cope with Nike to create attire to honour the late basketball participant, nicknamed the “Black Mamba.”
“The Kobe 6 Protro ‘Mambacita Candy 16’ honours the legacy that Kobe and Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant constructed,” wrote Nike in a statement announcing the release. “One which propelled all generations to proceed their quest to be higher, for themselves and for the sport that unites us all.”
Proceeds from the footwear will go in the direction of the Mamba & Mambacita Sports activities Basis, a nonprofit group devoted to honouring Kobe’s and Gianna’s legacies by supporting underserved athletes, in keeping with Nike.
The shoe offered out in 2 minutes, in keeping with an Instagram post from the foundation.
