Here are five ways you can celebrate Kobe Bryant this weekend in honor of his heavenly birthday and Mamba Day 2024.

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.

Kobe Bryant fans flocked to his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks to pay tribute to the late basketball legend, leaving flowers and candles and sharing stories about his generosity.

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.

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