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        <title><![CDATA[Vanessa Bryant posts photo of Lakers’ Kobe Bryant tribute jerseys]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Mamba mentality lives on for Vanessa Bryant.</p><p>On Monday, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant posted a photo to her Instagram story of four Los Angeles Lakers jerseys, all appearing <a href="https://twitter.com/NickDePaula/status/1293946789842714624">to feature the &#8220;Black Mamba&#8221; design</a>&nbsp;in honor of the NBA icon, <strong>who tragically died in a January helicopter crash</strong> along with the couple&#8217;s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. He was 41 years old.</p><p>Three of the jerseys in Vanessa&#8217;s photo sported No. 8, while the largest of the bunch had No. 24, both of which were Bryant&#8217;s numbers during his career with the Lakers. On the No. 24 jersey, a small heart with the No. 2 is etched in the shoulder in honor of Gianna, who played basketball at Kobe&#8217;s Mamba Sports Academy.</p><p>Vanessa&#8217;s post follows news of the Lakers&#8217; intentions to wear the &#8220;Black Mamba&#8221; jersey in Kobe&#8217;s memory, should they advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs, <a href="https://twitter.com/BA_Turner/status/1295171361271214082" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to the Los Angeles Times</a>. The Lakers start their opening-round series against the Blazers on Tuesday night.</p><p>Kobe, who was referred to as &#8220;The Black Mamba,&#8221; co-designed the black jerseys, which boast a snakeskin pattern in addition to 16 stars, <strong>the LA Times reported</strong>, noting the team has won 16 NBA championships.</p><p>Last week, it was announced Aug. 24 &#8212; 8/24 &#8212; <strong>will forever be Kobe Bryant Day</strong> in Orange County, California.</p><figure id="attachment_5355692"  class="wp-caption alignnone aligncenter"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/81820-bryant-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/08/81820-bryant-1.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/81820-bryant-1.jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>Kobe Bryant with his family in December 2017</span><span class="credit">Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><p>&#8220;A treasured member of our Orange County community, Kobe Bryant was the basketball legend that inspired so many young men and women to pursue their dreams and never give up,&#8221; Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel said, <strong>according to CNN</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m proposing August 24 to be dedicated to the memory of Kobe Bryant, and all that he brought to Orange County community,&#8221; she continued.</p><p>Vanessa, 38, had been married to Kobe since 2001. In addition to Gianna, they had daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and 1-year-old Capri.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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