Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s Personal Locker Fetches $2.9M
No word on who ended up with the winning, bid but one has to wonder what they plan on doing with it.
Kobe Bryant’s Personal Locker Is Now Up For Auction
The auction for Kobe Bryant's personal locker will be live from today (July 23) until Aug. 2 and carries an estimated value of $1-1.5 million dollars.
Vanessa Bryant Announces 6 NCAA Teams For Mamba Program
Well, at least some heads out there will be rocking Kobe Bryant sneakers no thanks to the Nike SNKRS app. Yeah, we still salty about those drops.
Nike Teases Brand New Kobe Bryant Sneaker For Kobe Day
Luckily, the sneakers will be unveiled during a Nike SNKRS Live From The Archive stream today (Aug. 10) at 5:00 p.m EDT, so we'll have a few weeks to build anticipation for the "L" we're surely be carrying when it's all said and done.
Nike To Relaunch The Kobe Bryant Line For Kobe Day This August
No word on which silhouettes, colorways or merchandise we can expect Nike to release on Kobe Day, but y'all already know it's going to be flying off the shelves as anything Kobe related is considered must-have merch out in these streets.
The Reebok Question Mid “Yellow Toe” To Drop This Friday
Any true Kobe Bryant fan knows that the Black Mamba wasn’t always a Nike athlete and for a minute was actually sporting some spiffy Reeboks when he was dominating on the court. Now fans will be able to get their hands on those Reebok Question Mid’s in Lakers colors real soon as the kicks will […] The post The Reebok Question Mid “Yellow Toe” To Drop This Friday appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Autographed Kobe Bryant Jersey Expected To Fetch $7M On Auction Block
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty It’s been three years since the shocking and tragic death of NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and though he’s gone, his shadow still looms large on the sport of basketball and his memorabilia is proving to be a hot commodity out on these streets. According to TMZ, an autographed Kobe Bryant jersey from his 2007-2008 MVP season is set to hit the auction block courtesy of Sotheby’s and estimates predict that it could fetch up to $7 million. The purple and gold threads that Kobe wore during his memorable season will be a must-have piece of history as it’s actually the only time that the five-time NBA Champion took home the Maurice Podoloff trophy for his remarkable play that year. Related Stories Sotheby’s, which is hosting the auction, tells us ...
Vanessa Bryant Wins $16M Lawsuit Over Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Photos
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, won a significant lawsuit against Los Angeles County after sheriff’s deputies and the fire department shared photos of a fatal crash that killed Bryant and others. Mrs. Bryant was awarded $16 million while another man, Chris Chester, was awarded $15 million. The Los Angeles Times reports that Vanessa Bryant, 40, and Chris Chester, 48, won their lawsuit on Wednesday (August 24) after just hours of deliberations. Mrs. Bryant lost her husband and eldest daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. Chester lost his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Payton. Related Stories “We’re not here because of an accident,” Bryant’s attorney Craig Lavoie said during closing arguments earlier in the week acc...
Lamar Odom Got A Tattoo of Kobe Bryant On His Neck
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty Most basketball fans are aware that Lamar Odom’s road to recovery hasn’t only been a rocky one, but it’s often times seemed an impossible one. After being surprisingly traded away from his beloved Los Angeles Lakers in 2011, the NBA Champion’s life infamously spun out of control to the point where he almost lost his life in a brothel in 2015 (Kardashian Kurse?). Since then he’s been slowly piecing back together his health and his life, and has had a reoccurring role on Celebrity Big Brother where a few weeks ago he teased a “mentality” tattoo that left many wondering what he would have painted on his person. Well, mystery solved as Page Six is reporting that Lo went and got himself a ta...
Kobe Bryant’s Estate To Continue Business Relationship With Nike
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Looks like the fears that the Kobe Bryant brand would be leaving Nike has been put to rest as Vanessa Bryant has announced that the Bryant estate will continue their business venture with the swoosh brand for the coming future. Taking to Instagram to announce the news, Vanessa Bryant expressed her excitement at the new agreement with Nike and not only because that they’ll continue to honor her late-great husband’s legacy, but also because where the future proceeds will be going once everything comes to fruition. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Nike is going to continue! I am so proud that my husband’s shoes are still the most worn by players on NBA courts and that the demand for his shoes remain so desired by his fans around th...
Allen Iverson Got Emotional Signing A Picture Of Himself & Kobe Bryant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JEFF HAYNES / Getty We’ve just passed the second anniversary of the tragic passing of NBA icon/legend, Kobe Bryant and while the thought of him not being here still hurts millions of his fans, Allen Iverson also seems to get all the feelings when memories of Kobe are brought up. TMZ is reporting that recently “The Answer” got lowkey emotional when a fan presented him with a picture of AI and Kobe Bryant standing side-by-side at a signing event last weekend. Seemingly surprised that the picture even existed, Allen paused to say “Daaamn! Whose is this? This is yours? After the fan said it was indeed his, Allen bluntly asked “Man, you going to give me one? You got another one for me? Man, I need one of these!” The fan said he had a few in the stash and would...
NBA Players Are Having A Hard Time Finding Nike Kobe Bryant Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike Basketball / NIke The everyday sneakerhead might still regard the classic Air Jordans are the grails of the sneaker collecting culture, but NBA players seem to be stocking up on Nike Kobe‘s to the point that they’re becoming hard to come by in today’s sneaker game. In a new report by ESPN, the Nike Kobe sneaker line has become so in-demand amongst NBA players these days that they’re having a hard time finding pairs in their sizes. The reasoning behind the scarcity is that Nike’s partnership with Kobe’s estate has come to an end, so production of the sneakers have come to a halt and with though negotiations between the two sides are ongoing there’s not guarantee that they’ll work together again. Because of that, the sneaker line of the NBA legend is a...
