Called out. Vanessa Bryant slammed Nike after the “Mambacita” sneaker, which was “not approved for sale,” surfaced online.
The 39-year-old mother originally worked with the brand to design the shoe in honor of her late daughter, Gianna Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash alongside Kobe Bryant in January 2020.
Vanessa, who chose not to renew her late husband’s contract with Nike in April 2021, took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 3, to share her shock and concern over the shoe’s appearance. “This is a shoe I worked on in honor of my daughter, Gianna.
It was going to be called the MAMBACITA shoe as an exclusive black and white colorway on her daddy’s shoes. I picked the colors in honor of her uniform, the number 2 she wore just like her
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