Photo Courtesy of Olivier Collet, UnsplashBasketballNike, Lakers To Honor Kobe Bryant With Black Mamba Jersey by Jason Cordner August 17, 2020 The Los Angeles Lakers have plans to honor the late Kobe Bryant with special jerseys if they advance in the second round of the NBA playoffs.Nike is releasing a black and gold Bryant jersey with No. 8 on the front and No. 24 on the back. The jersey is called “Black Mamba” and is set to release on August 24. The Lakers are planning to wear those jerseys to honor Bryant in the NBA Playoffs.Nike will also be releasing a dual 8/24 “Black Mamba” Lakers jersey during “Mamba Week,” celebrating both chapters of Kobe Bryant’s career. pic.twitter.com/G2zq34Pqox— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) August 13, 2020 The jersey features a snakeskin print on the outside and has 16 stars on the side panels, representing the Lakers’ 16 NBA championships.Nike is making the Black Mamba jersey available for sale on August 24th, which represents the two jersey numbers Bryant wore during his career.In Orange County, August 24 is declared as “Kobe Bryant Day” as Bryant resided in Southern California county. The day takes the two numbers Bryant famously wore for the Los Angeles franchise 8/24.The Lakers begin their quest for their 17th NBA championship on Tuesday night. All eyes will be on the team to see if they can win this one for Bryant. Post Views: 802The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsJason CordnerLatest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Nike Executive Ann Hebert Leaves Company Following Reports Of Son’s Sneaker Flipping Business - March 2, 2021 Vistaprint, Boston Celtics, NAACP Announced Formation of Power Forward Grant For Small Minority Business - February 24, 2021 The Mamba Brand? Kobe Bryant Was Reportedly Thinking Of Leaving Nike To Create Own Sneaker Company - January 4, 2021 Show Me The Money In Bitcoins: Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player Paid In Bitcoins - January 3, 2021 Related TopicsBlack Mamba JerseyKobe BryantLos Angeles LakersNBA Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on February 9, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020 Two-Time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz is a Very Busy Woman by Candace Cordelia | posted on February 2, 2021More in Basketball Vistaprint, Boston Celtics, NAACP Announced Formation of Power Forward Grant For Small Minority BusinessVistaprint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation & NAACP have announced the formation of the... Unpacking the NBA’s National Anthem Mandate–The History and Future of the Anthem in SportsLast week the National Basketball Association decreed that all teams would be required to... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video)On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Lebron is Now An Exclusive Member of The Three Comma ClubNBA Player Lebron Becomes Apart of Three Comma Club: Lebron has been playing for... Baseline Jumper, Episode 134: NBA Seeding Games Surprises and Busts (Audio) New Jersey’s Own Essence Carson Waived by Mystics; Signed by Sun