‘Mambacita’ Trademark Filed In December By Kobe For Daughter Gianna Planned Swag

CALABASAS, CA. (THECOUNT) — Kobe Bryant had big plans for his daughter, Gianna, in the form of shirts, shorts, hats, jerseys, sweatpants, sweatshirts and hoodies emblazon with “Mambacita,” TMZ is reporting Monday.

“GiGi,” was well on her way following in her famous father’s footsteps and her dad was doing his part, filing a trademark give her very own hoops nickname.

TMZ Sports obtained the paperwork Kobe filed for “Mambacita” on Dec. 30, 2019. Of course, the name is both a tip of the hat to GiGi’s father — the Black Mamba — and also to her own growing prowess on the hardcourt. According to the docs … the plan was to put “Mambacita” on all sorts of sportswear — shirts, shorts, hats, jerseys, sweatpants, sweatshirts and hoodies, reports TMZ.

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I hate seeing my #teammamba girls play against each other. This is GREAT defense by our mamba pg Alyssa Altobelli and a familiar looking fade by our 2gd the #Mambacita

A post shared by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Nov 15, 2019 at 12:10am PST

Kobe had started referring to his 13-year-old daughter by that handle on social media. In fact, one such post, back in November, is eerily poignant today. Kobe praised GiGi’s offense, and also the defense of Alyssa Altobelli.

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