This week marks seven months since the basketball star was killed in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, and seven others. In honor of his life and legacy, the city of Los Angeles declared Aug. 24 as \"Kobe Bryant Day\" to commemorate the two jersey numbers that Bryant wore during his Lakers career: 8 and 24.
Nike is also celebrating Kobe Bryant this week with \"Mamba Week,\" which they announced with an inspirational video on Instagram to honor everything that encapsulates his \"Mamba Mentality\": passion, focus, honesty, fearlessness and optimism.
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