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NBA legend Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa announced on Tuesday that six schools have been chosen to partner with the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation to wear signature Nike shoes this season to honor the legacies of the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant. LSU is one of six schools that comes under "Mamba Programs" in a basketball apparel deal.
Apart from LSU, the University of Connecticut, Southern California, Kentucky, Oregon, and Duke are the other five schools to be involved in the deal to wear Kobe and Gigi's Nike shoes in the next season. Before the LSU women's basketball team played Miami in the Elite Eight last season, Bryant gifted each player a pair of Nike Kobe 6 Grinch sneakers to wear for their run through the tournament.
Vanessa took to her Instagram handle on Tuesday and wrote, " We are grateful for the amazing support of these prestigious universities (in no particular order) towards the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation - to further the legacies of Kobe and Gigi!
"So excited to see their players wearing Kobe and Gigi’s NIKE shoes this upcoming season!!! @mambamambacitasports @nikebasketball "
Apart from the shoe deal, the partner schools also stand a chance to sport Kobe Bryant's Nike "sheath" logo on their jerseys, according to a report by Sports Illustrated.
