In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba -- and presented it to an NBA superstar. That star was not Kobe Bryant... .
Long before the world connected the words BlackMamba to Kobe Bryant, the identity was sitting inside a Nike conference room, wrapped around a prototype shoe meant for Michael Jordan... Black mamba ... But with the mamba, death is certain.
SAGINAW, MI – Before Friday’s game, Jaylin Cooper didn’t tap into his inner Jaylin Cooper. He tapped into his inner Mamba... “He was telling me to get to my mid-range and tap into that Mamba Mentality. So I did.” ... My hat is off to them.” ... Like a Mamba ....
With the departure of his long-term duo partner, Shaquille O'Neal, a couple of seasons prior, it opened the door for the BlackMamba to emerge and take on a more scoring role to lead his team, and ...