The Mamba Sports Academy will go by a new name. The athletic training venture, which the late Kobe Bryant got involved with in 2018, will simply go by Sports Academy from now on.In a statement posted to their Twitter account on Tuesday, the sports training center announced the news, saying they made the decision «with respect to [Kobe's] unparalleled legacy.» Kobe, his daughter Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in January.«Sports Academy was founded in 2016 by Chad Faulkner with the simple but crucial mission of elevating human performance,» the statement began. «In 2018, that aim was enhanced when the Academy partnered with Kobe, Inc.
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