The Mamba name was adopted by the Sports Academy, given Bryant’s on-court nickname of “The Black Mamba.” The academy posted a statement announcing the decision last Tuesday, via Instagram.

The Mamba Academy team was a group of All-Stars in a local league before it turned into the club team. There were players added along the way, often involving a somewhat dazing encounter with Bryant.

Kobe Bryant’s last Mamba Academy pupil shines at Sage Hill Amalia Holguin of Sage Hill School is a freshman point guard playing varsity basketball who played for Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Academy team.

When the Las Vegas Aces visited the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena, star forward A'ja Wilson made headlines before tip-off with a quiet yet powerful gesture. Returning to ...

Spotts, an assistant coach on Bryant’s “Team Mamba” youth girls squad and the Academy’s president, was calling to relay the awful news: Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven ...