The Mamba Sports Academy will drop the name ‘Mamba’ in honour of departed NBA star Kobe Bryant, media in the US reports.

The Mamba Sports Academy is retiring "Mamba" from its name out of respect for the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

They were traveling to a tournament at Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy. Alyssa Altobelli, 14, and Payton Chester, 13 — two more Mamba teammates — were among the victims.

At Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, a collection of flowers, candles and all things Kobe has taken root near the front entrance. Bryant, his daughter and seven other people were ...

He was always giving back," she added. A memorial for NBA star Kobe Bryant is seen at the entrance of the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Jan. 26, 2020.