Everyone from athletes to business executives have embraced Kobe Bryant's "Black Mamba" mentality, and now, CNN is taking an intimate look into what forged Bryant's relentless drive and extreme ...

Slay was traded to the Eagles months after Bryant's death and made it clear that the jersey choice was in honor of the fallen legend. "I'm going Kobe mode, man — Black Mamba, baby," Slay said ...

SoCal murals honor Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died four years ago in ... The design started with the black mamba (the snake). I wanted the snake to be wrapping around the portrait of Kobe ...

On the other hand, Kobe Bryant won five championships along with 18 All-Star nominations. Melo retired from professional basketball on May 22, 2023, while the Black Mamba hung up his boots on ...

January 26 marks a sad day for any Los Angeles Lakers fan since it is the anniversary of the deaths of Kobe Bryant and Gianna ... greatest moments in the Black Mamba's career.

“Kobe: The Making of a Legend,” a new three-part docuseries from the CNN Originals department, is not hagiography. It is a clear-eyed look at Kobe Bryant the basketball player driven by ...

Five years ago, Kobe ... of defenders on Bryant, but none of Quentin Richardson, Chris Dun, Wilson Chandler or Jared Jeffries proved to be effective in stopping The Black Mamba.

“Kobe: The Making of a Legend ... The incident stuck with Bryant, but he reshaped his image in different molds: Black Mamba, two more NBA championships, NBA MVP, two Olympic gold medals ...

But John Linehan, who is an assistant basketball coach for BYU, has a deep history with the Black Mamba ... to Chester in 1995, Kobe and Lower Merion wore warm up shirts with the number ...

When Kobe Bryant ... friends argue that Bryant used the negative attention he received to fuel his rise to even greater heights and helped inspire the ferocious “Black Mamba” nickname he ...

Hall of Fame basketball legend Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature "Mamba Mentality" lives on ... the Nike Kobe 8 "Mambacita" sneaker. The black, white and gold shoes incorporate ...