Carlson is, however, a huge admirer of Kobe Bryant, so he jumped at the chance to paint a Nike-commissioned mural ...

Ahead of the Sweet 16, Clark and the Hawkeyes were gifted the forthcoming Venice Beach colorway of the Kobe Protro 8. The gifter? Bryant's widow, Vanessa, who has carried the torch of her late ...

She wore the 'Bruce Lee' colorway throughout the tournament as the team reached the national championship game, and now has a pair of Kobe 8 Protro in the Venice Beach colorway courtesy of Vanessa.

The mutual respect and admiration that Matt Barnes and the late great Kobe Bryant shared go back ... his right wrist in a pick-up game on Venice Beach before his rookie season.

Nike contacted me about creating this mural in Venice Beach. They had an idea to incorporate a 3D illusion and trompe l’oeil effects into a Kobe mural they were planning, and since optical ...

Carlson is, however, a huge admirer of Kobe Bryant. He jumped at the chance to paint a Nike-commissioned mural honoring the Black Mamba beside the Venice Beach basketball courts, where an 18-year-old ...