How Nike Athletes Showed Love on #MambaDay

The sneakers athletes across all sports broke out to honor Kobe Bryant.

Image via @geniebouchard

Nike dubbed April 13 as #MambaDay and rallied up all of its athletes to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, who played his last ever game in the NBA yesterday. Several pros across all sports from golfer Rory McIlroy to baseball player Mike Trout took to social media to show off custom black and gold footwear embroidered with the date 4.13.16. Here's a roundup of how the Nike roster honored the Black Mamba.

Nike dubbed April 13 as #MambaDay and rallied up all of its athletes to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, who played his last ever game in the NBA yesterday. Several pros across all sports from golfer Rory McIlroy to baseball player Mike Trout took to social media to show off custom black and gold footwear embroidered with the date 4.13.16. Here's a roundup of how the Nike roster honored the Black Mamba.

Skylar Diggins

Shoe: Nike Kobe 11

Richard Sherman

Shoe: Nike Kobe 11

Eric Koston

Shoe: Nike SB Koston 3

Jack Sock

Shoe: Nike Court Flare

Yasiel Puig

Shoe: Nike Huarache Mid Filth

Rory McIlroy

Shoe: Nike Lunar Control 4

Mike Trout

Shoe: Nike Lunar Trout 2

Rafael Nadal

Shoe: Nike Lunar Ballistec

Serena Williams

Shoe: Nike Court

Genie Bouchard

Shoe: Nike Court

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