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Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant to donate $15M awarded from LA County to Mamba & Mambacita Foundation

Arjun Julka
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Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant to donate $15M awarded from LA County to Mamba & Mambacita Foundation.

Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant will be donating the $15M she was awarded from the LA County to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation.

It’s been a heart-wrenching two and a half years for Vanessa Bryant, who lost her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter crash. There couldn’t have been a sadder moment than losing your husband and child in such a horrific accident.

Unfortunately, the trauma wasn’t over for Vanessa, who found herself in an ugly legal dispute against LA County. In 2021, the late Lakers legend’s wife sued LA County for leaking images of Kobe’s crash site, which had caused her immense emotional damage.

As days went by, things became more personal and murkier. After months of each party presenting its arguments in court, the jury would rule in favor of Vanessa. The court’s decision directed LA County to pay Mrs. Bryant $16M over circulating images of her husband’s body post his tragic death.

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Post winning the long-fought court battle, Vanessa has decided to donate the $16M awarded to her to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation.

Vanessa Bryant will donate her lawsuit winnings.

Mrs. Bryant has decided to donate the $15M of the $16 million awarded to her from LA County to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation. The money will go to furthering the game of basketball for the youth and underserved athletes.

According to its website,

The Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating positive impact for underserved athletes and boys & girls in sports. Founded through the vision and loving memory of Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant.

The foundation provides funding and sports programming for underserved athletes to enable participation in school and/or league sports that enrich socio-emotional and physical development.

Kobe and Gigi’s vision was to create a world where young boys and girls had equal opportunity to pursue their dreams through sports and life. The foundation honors their legacy by funding programs that support their vision.

Also read: Vanessa Bryant defends Kobe Bryant’s $600 million legacy by bashing Shams Charania over Nike statement

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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka

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Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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