The first time the Lakers wore the Mamba uniforms during the playoffs, a first-round game against the Portland Trail Blazers, they jumped out to a 24-8 lead. Those were Bryant's uniform numbers.

The Lakers first wore the Black Mamba uniforms on Jan. 26, 2018, and donned the jerseys once again during the 2020 NBA Playoffs, leading to the 17th NBA Championship in franchise history.

On Thursday, the Lakers will wear the Bryant-inspired Black Mamba alternate uniforms to honor their five-time champion. The extremely popular Black Mamba alternate uniforms have been used ...

They are black and yellow and feature a snakeskin-like black print and drop shadows on the jersey numbers, a nod to a detail from the Lakers uniforms from Bryant’s rookie season in 1996-97.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they will wear their Black Mamba uniforms, co-designed by Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant, on Feb. 8, 2024, at home versus the Denver Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers will wear uniforms designed by Nike and Kobe Bryant on Aug. 24, a day that features the two jersey numbers (8 and 24) that the late NBA legend wore during his 20-year career.

The Black Mamba uniform features a snakeskin print and drop shadows on the numbers—a detail from the Lakers uniforms when Bryant was a rookie in 1996-97. The Lakers are wearing the uniforms for ...

The Los Angeles Lakers will wear the “Black Mamba” jerseys Kobe Bryant had a hand in creating on the night the NBA Hall of Famer will be honored with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena. The ...

The Lakers will pay tribute to Kobe and Gigi Bryant on Monday night by donning their 2017 "Black Mamba" uniforms on 8/24.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna will be paid tribute to by the Los Angeles Lakers during Mamba Week, coinciding with his 42nd birthday.

The Los Angeles Lakers will wear Kobe Bryant-inspired Black Mamba jerseys in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, CBS Sports reports. The team was originally going to wear them in Game 7, but because it ...

Since Bryant wore No. 8 and No. 24 during his Hall of Fame career with the Lakers, the team announced on Monday that they will honor him and Gianna by wearing Black Mamba jerseys for Game 4 ...