It took me a while to decide what kinds of stories I wanted to run with...with Kobe, there are so many freakin stories it’s difficult to pick just one...
so I went off of memory. Things that I remember and/or thought was interesting at the time.
‘Mamba Moments’ cards are key moments from the past 20 years that I have discussed at length with die-hard Kobe fans. Just 8 key moments from Kobes life that I’ll always remember since having grown up during the same time period Kobe did. You might not agree with my choice of moments - you probably WON’T agree with my choice of moments - but I’d say you’re free to create your own card set if you don’t like the ones I created.
‘Sneaker Free Agency’ cards represent the year or two that Kobe left Adidas and wasn’t allowed to sign with any other sneaker company...there are hundreds of photos out there of Kobe wearing some of the most significant basketball shoes of the era, regardless of brand and I really wanted to highlight that as it’s like the only time a superstar of his magnitude wasn’t spoken for by a specific company.
And then I wanted to show something different...so I reached out to a Kobe/card guy I had been following for a bit and hit him up. @xinjie_24 of the @xinjie_sneakerseum , the ‘Xinjie Sneakerseum’ cards represent 24 different Player Exclusives and/or Samples that are currently on display at the Xinjie Sneakerseum in Beijing, China. @xinjie has an admirable collection of Kobe rarities that he agreed to share with us for the purpose of this set.
And lastly, we included a handful of ‘The Sneaker Savant’ golden tickets - cards that can be redeemed through me and ONLY me for FREE cards, sneaker grading, or a sneaker preservation case (#tssgrailbox).44w#Kobe#kobebryant#mambaday#tss824pack#824pack#retrocards#tradingcards#shoecards#sneakercards#sportscards#whodoyoucollect#igsneakercommunity#sneakers#sneakerhead#sneakerheads#sneakeroftheday#igkicks#sneakerfiend#igsneakerheads#sneakerheat#hypebeast#kickstagram#kotd#niketalk#nt#ntdenim#thesneakersavant#thesneakersavantremembers