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Lakers News: Kobe 6s Gifted To Elite Eight Women’s Hoopers

LSU was blessed with some new kicks.
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Lakers News: Kobe 6s Gifted To Elite Eight Women’s Hoopers
Lakers News: Kobe 6s Gifted To Elite Eight Women’s Hoopers

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Kobe Bryant's signature shoe line has always been one of the most popular in all of sports. Even dating back to his partnership with Adidas, the Black Mamba always brought forth some of the cleanest and best-performing footwear for hoopers of all ages to wear.

We are currently in the midst of some of the best basketball being played in the NCAA March Madness tournament. The LSU women's team is among those who have yet to lose a single game and reached the Elite 8 after taking down number-two Utah.

They will be hitting the court once again with title hopes on their mind on Saturday against the Miami Hurricanes. However, thanks to Vanessa Bryant, every single player on their squad will have some new kicks to lace up in their big game.

After their historic victory, all the women on the Tigers were surprised with a new pair of Kobe 6 Grinches. Vanessa has been a key member in deciding how Nike goes about the creation and distribution of her late husband's shoes and it is moments like these that show she knows what he meant to the basketball world.

Vanessa has been very vocal in the past that she wants everybody to have the opportunity to be able to purchase Kobe's in future releases and in this case, she surprised and delighted an entire college team.

These women are locked in on trying to win a championship and the Grinches re-sell for a lot. Not every college athlete is able to sign NIL deals so Vanessa made dreams come true with this move as some of the players may not have been able to buy them.

 This pair of Kobe's originally were debuted by the Black Mamba himself in 2010 on Christmas Day. He wanted them to stand out with the neon green shade and also pay tribute to one of his favorite childhood movies "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

Lakers' superstar LeBron James also recently supplied Sierra Canyon High School's varsity team with the same shoes as well.

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Noel Sanchez
NOEL SANCHEZ

Noel is currently in his third year at California Polytechnic University of Pomona and is pursuing a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Multi-Media Journalism. He has always had a deep passion for sports and writing.

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