Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As reported by ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, the shoe company created a Black Mamba ad campaign for the Air Jordan 19s. The shoes ...

Roughly halfway through his Hall of Fame career, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant adopted one of the most iconic nicknames in NBA history. Bryant started referring to himself as the "Black Mamba.

NIKE STAFFERS SAT around a conference room table inside the company's Oregon headquarters in late 2002 examining a space-age material. Black and tubelike, Tech Flex had commonly been found inside cars ...

Nike initially built a “Black Mamba” campaign around Michael Jordan for the Air Jordan 19, inspired by its snakeskin-like design. Jordan never embraced the identity, and the nickname later became ...

There are few nicknames in sports that have been more fitting than Kobe Bryant and the "Black Mamba," but five years before Bryant adopted that nickname, Nike tried to give it to Michael Jordan. In a ...

One of basketball’s most iconic nicknames and built-in marketing campaigns could have belonged to a different NBA legend altogether. Nike executive Gentry Humphrey, who’s currently the vice president ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. A month after Kobe Bryant‘s first signature sneaker got a new ...

Oct 24, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; A statue of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images NBA legend Kobe Bryant lived up to the ...

Remember the 1998 movie “Sliding Doors“? It represents how minor, coincidental or inconsequential actions can lead to major, life-changing consequences. The “what if …” or parallel universe phenomenon ...

Michael Jordan was almost the Black Mamba. According to a fascinating new story on ESPN.com by Baxter Holmes, Jordan Brand developed a shoe and ad campaign inspired by the venomous snake in 2003, ...

Nick Goepper was born deep in Indiana Pacers territory. But the three-time Olympic freestyle skiing medalist compares his work ethic to a legendary Los Angeles Laker. “When it comes to skiing, there's ...