Vanessa Bryant Furious Over ‘Mambacita’ Shoe Leak

Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant is firing back at Nike this week after seeing the special edition “Mambacita” shoes leak on the internet. The ‘Mambacita’ shoes were created to pay tribute to Kobe and Gianna. Vanessa Bryant posted her feelings over the shoe on Instagram, taking direct aim at Nike for the apparent leak.

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See her comments below:

“This is a shoe I worked on in honor of my daughter, Gianna,” Vanessa wrote. “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 uniform, the inside pattern, Kobe and Gigi on the back in gold instead of Kobe’s signature, the inside shoe details (butterfly, wings, halo), etc.

“The MAMBACITA shoes are NOT approved for sale. I wanted it to be sold to honor my daughter with ALL of the proceeds benefitting our @mambamambacitasports foundation but I did not re-sign the Nike contract to sell these shoes. (The MAMBACITA shoes were not approved to be made in the first place.) Nike has NOT sent any of these pairs to me and my girls. I do not know how someone else has their hands on shoes I designed in honor of my daughter, Gigi and we don’t.”

Vanessa Bryant calls out Nike over apparent #Mambacita shoe leak, "Not Approved To Be Made" pic.twitter.com/CYA3BkHM55

— Boombuzz Kenya (@BoombuzzKE) June 3, 2021

According to TMZ, the picture of the “Mambacita” shoes that went viral on social media are from a Nike authorized retailer.

Vanessa Bryant Outraged Over Apparent 'Mambacita' Shoe Leak, 'Not Approved To Be Made' https://t.co/nwsmvA2P4V

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 3, 2021

No comment from Nike as of yet.

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