Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash SWAG The Mamba Brand? Kobe Bryant Was Reportedly Thinking Of Leaving Nike To Create Own Sneaker Company by Jason Cordner January 4, 2021 Kobe Bryant was a visionary and excelled at everything he worked on. Bryant envisioned many lanes for himself and it appears launching a sneaker brand might have been one. Venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, a co-founder of Sherpa Capital who has invested in such companies as Airbnb and Uber, revealed himself and Bryant. Pishevar tweeted that he met with the Los Angeles Lakers icon in Dec. 2019 to discuss Bryant’s plans to start Mamba, a shoe company that would be owned by players. Bryant was supposedly unhappy with Nike and was planning to leave the brand in 2020. Pishevar also shared details of the meeting and the designs he presented to Bryant. I met with Kobe Bryant in late December 2019. Kobe wasn’t happy with Nike and was going to leave it in 2020. Kobe was going to start Mamba, a shoe company owned by players. He passed away weeks later. What he was about to do in business was going to eclipse his sports career. — Shervin (@shervin) December 29, 2020 2/ These were the designs my team did to show him that day for an independent Mamba shoe company. Here’s calendar details. There were witnesses to the meeting and Kobe’s plans like Gina Ford, who manages Usain Bolt. pic.twitter.com/PgsIDt0P0E — Shervin (@shervin) December 29, 2020 Pishevar revealed that he decided to share this news now because we’re approaching the one year anniversary of Bryant’s death and wanted to share something many didn’t know about. If true, it would’ve been interesting to see what Bryant could’ve come up with. Post Views: 1,124 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsKobe BryantMamba BrandNBANikesneakers Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 110: New York Giants’ Insider Paul Dottino (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 21, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in SWAG Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So Gronkowski NFTs will not include NFL team logos. Nike Executive Ann Hebert Leaves Company Following Reports Of Son’s Sneaker Flipping Business Nike Executive Ann Hebert Leaves Company Following Reports Of Connection Of Her Son’s Sneaker... Trash Talk: Part of the game or just too much?? Trash Talking within the Game I’m a very competitive person and I always have... Hawks All-Star Trae Young’s First Signature Adidas Shoe Set To Drop In 2021 Trae Young has got himself a signature shoe from Adidas dropping soon. The Atlanta... How the Yogi Berra Museum Expanded its Education Programs in 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 67: Kenny Albert (Audio/Video)