Vanessa Bryant objects to apparent leak of Nike tribute shoes
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant, voiced her frustration on Instagram on Thursday over the apparent leak of a shoe she designed in honor of her late daughter, Gianna Bryant.
Bryant slammed Nike in an Instagram post for seemingly producing the shoe, which was to be a part of Kobe Bryant’s shoe line, without her approval and allowing them to be in the possession of someone other than her or her family.
“The MAMBACITA shoes are NOT approved for sale,” wrote Bryant. “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.).”
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