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00:00The Mamba Sports Academy is Mamba no more.
00:04The organization announced Tuesday it was retiring Mamba from the name and will be known
00:08as Sports Academy going forward.
00:10I'm joined now by SINBA writer Rohan Edkarni.
00:13Rohan, Sports Academy says the move is meant to be made with respect to the Mamba name.
00:18What do you make of this announcement?
00:20Yeah, you know Maddie, I'm sure that the people involved there are doing what they believe
00:25is the best for the Academy and also the future of the Academy.
00:28I'm sure that they will figure out the proper way in conjunction with the Bryant family
00:33the best way to honor Kobe Bryant moving forward, whether that's building a memorial for him
00:39at the Academy or some other way to honor him, but my read of the situation is just
00:45I think the people who are there just want to figure out the best way to respect Kobe
00:49moving forward.
00:50And if that means taking the Mamba name off and ensuring that their work with boys and
00:57girls, men and women, youth will continue, I think that's what's most important.
01:01Now the Academy of course added the nickname to its title in 2018 after Kobe Bryant and
01:07Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner joined forces.
01:10Sports Academy though says their mission remains unchanged.
01:13Rohan Edkarni, thanks so much for the time.