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Nike has completely sold out of Kobe Bryant gear
Jan 29, 2020, 12:30 PM
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 41, has died. Bryant played 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All Star. Bryant, seen here, reacts in the third quarter against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. Credit: Harry How/Getty Images North America/Getty Images
(CNN) — As the world mourns the death of Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest NBA stars of all time, it seems that everyone had the same idea: stock up on Mamba gear.
Nike is officially all sold out.
A search for either “Kobe” or “Kobe Bryant” on the retailer’s website shows no available goods, and immediately redirects to a company statement, titled, “In Memory: Kobe Bryant.”
“Kobe was one of the greatest athletes of his generation and has had an immeasurable impact on the world of sport and the community of basketball,” the statement reads. “He was a beloved member of the Nike family. We will miss him greatly. Mamba forever.”
A representative for Nike confirmed it had sold out of Kobe Bryant gear and would not say when the products may be back in stock.
Bryant spent 20 years in the NBA, all with the Los Angeles Lakers, before retiring in 2016. Throughout the course of his career, he won five championships, two NBA Finals MVPs and two Olympic gold medals.
The basketball superstar died Sunday at the age of 41 when he and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
