The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his ``Mamba'' nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed Jan. 26 as they flew to a basketball tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy. The Thousand Oaks-based facility said it would return to its original name of Sports Academy. Games were being played at the academy when the news broke of Bryant's death. The latest children's book released by Bryant's company last month _ ``The Wizenard Series: Season One'' _ became his fifth book to reach No.

Source: The Standard May 13, 2020 04:41 UTC