Holguin is the youngest protégé from Kobe Bryant’s Mamba youth girls basketball team. She famously played alongside Bryant’s ...

An ESPN report reveals Nike originally pitched the “Black Mamba” campaign to Michael Jordan in 2003 before Kobe Bryant made ...

The popular image and legacy of Kobe Bryant might be a lot different if Michael Jordan wasn't afraid of snakes.

Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan was pitched a black mamba shoe line by Nike.

In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba -- and presented it to an NBA superstar. That ...

Michael Jordan’s fear of snakes led Nike to abandon a black mamba campaign, paving the way for Kobe Bryant to define the ...

Before Kobe Bryant was known to all as "The Black Mamba," Nike intended for Michael Jordan to wear the moniker in 2003.

Back in 2002, Nike created a whole campaign around Michael Jordan and the black mamba, only to learn MJ hates snakes ...

Long before the world connected the words Black Mamba to Kobe Bryant, the identity was sitting inside a Nike conference room, wrapped around a prototype shoe meant for Michael Jordan. It started with ...

Michael Jordan was originally pitched “Black Mamba” nickname during Air Jordan 19 campaign before it became synonymous with Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant’s “Black Mamba” moniker has become one of the most popular nicknames in sports history, but it was originally meant to be Michael Jordan’s. An ESPN story confirmed a longstanding rumor ...

Throughout Kobe Bryant's legendary NBA career, he became known as the "Black Mamba". A black mamba is a highly venomous snake ...