Kobe Bryant: Mamba Sports Foundationās Name Changed To Honor Him & Gigi

Feb. 14 2020, Updated 11:22 a.m. ET
The name of Kobe Bryantās Mamba Sports Foundation has been changed to honor the fallen NBA legend and his teen daughter Gianna.
Vanessa Bryant announced the news on Thursday, February 13, sharing the companyās new name and black and white logo.
āBecause there is no #24 without #2, we have updated the Mamba Sports Foundation to now be called the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation," she wrote in the caption, referring to the Lakers iconās number 24 jersey, and to Giannaās number 2.
Breaking Celebrity News readers know Gianna ā nicknamed Gigi ā played for the Lady Mavericks, a girlsā basketball team coached by Kobe. The teen, 13, was quickly following in her fatherās footsteps, and was reportedly on her way to play pro basketball for the WNB.
The father-daughter dup died in a horrific helicopter crash, along with seven others, on January 26, in Calabasas, California. They were headed to a practice game at Kobeās sports foundation. Kobe was 41.
āOur mission remains the same ā and stronger than ever ā to provide opportunities to young people through sports,ā Vanessa, 37, continued in her post.
Kobeās widow has posted various loving messages to both the basketball star and their young daughter since their heartbreaking deaths. In her messages, sheās said that while sheās still in disbelief that theyāre gone, sheās trying to stay strong for her three surviving daughters: Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months.
The Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation provides funding for athletes looking to join school or league teams as well as sports programs that offer equal opportunities for young women.
Many fans, friends and fans have made donations to the organization since Kobe and Gigiās deaths.
āThank you all for the outpouring of support and your kind donations to date as we carry forth Kobe and Gigiās legacy.. We hope to empower young athletes in a world they left us all to help shape,ā Vanessa wrote.
The foundation also shared their new logo on their Instagram page.

āIn commemoration of Gianna "Gigi" Bryant, Mamba Sports Foundation will now be known as the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. The Foundation exists to further Kobe and Gianna Bryant's legacy in youth sports and beyond,ā the caption reads.
Kobeās public memorial is set to take place on February 24. More details will be announced on Friday, February 14.


