{"id":127498,"date":"2021-06-03T19:13:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=127498"},"modified":"2021-06-03T19:13:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:13:25","slug":"what-are-the-nike-mambacita-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/what-are-the-nike-mambacita-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Nike 'Mambacita' shoes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANESSA Bryant took to Instagram Thursday to slam Nike. <\/p>\n

The widow of Kobe Bryant took \u00a0Nike\u00a0to task over the alleged sneaker release of the "MAMBACITA" shoe, saying the sneaker was designed by her as a tribute to\u00a0her late daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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What are the Nike 'Mambacita' shoes?<\/h2>\n

The Nike Mambacita shoes were first brought to the world's attention courtesy of an Instagram user named brandon1an.<\/p>\n

He posted the photos of the shoes in early May, 2021. <\/p>\n

And he said that Nike had been shipping them out to retailers for sale. <\/p>\n

"I just want to make it clear that I don't own a pair of those Mambacita Kobes," he said on his Instagram page. <\/p>\n

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"The pictures I posted are official product pictures from a Nike authorized retailer."<\/p>\n

"Unfortunately for [Vanessa Bryant], Nike clearly sent pairs to this retailer (as well as others) with the intent of selling pairs."<\/p>\n

As of this writing, Nike has not responded to this claim. <\/p>\n

What did Vanessa Bryant say about the Mambacita shoes?<\/h2>\n

In a lengthy Instagram story, Vanessa Bryant made clear that the Mambacita shoes were not approved for sale by her. <\/p>\n

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"Nike has NOT sent any of these pairs to me and my girls," she said. <\/p>\n

"I do not know how someone else has their hands on shoes I designed in honor of my daughter, Gigi, and we don't. I hope these shoes did not get sold."<\/p>\n

Vanessa Bryant went on to say that she initially designed the Mambacita shoes with the hopes that the proceeds would benefit the foundation she etablished in honor of her daughter. <\/p>\n

But when she didn't renew her contract with Nike, she "decided not to sell these shoes."<\/p>\n

It remains unclear who was responsible for the leak, or where the proceeds for the shoes are going. <\/p>\n

It also remains unclear if Vanessa Bryant will pursue any legal recourse against Nike for the unauthorized sale of the shoes.<\/p>\n