SI.com · Aug 28, 2020
How Arike Ogunbowale Wants to Honor Kobe Bryant’s Legacy
A few days after Kobe Bryant’s death, Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale went to get a tattoo of Bryant’s iconic logo near her wrist.
“I look at that before every game. I see it all the time, so that is definitely a big way that I keep him with me all the time. I think having that Mamba Mentality is really the best way anyone can carry his legacy because not a lot of people have it.”
Like millions across the world, Ogunbowale was heartbroken to learn about the death of her idol. An idol that she grew a relationship with over the years. She wears 24 and shares the same clutch gene.
It was Kobe that reached out after Ogunbowale's game-winning shot against UCONN in the 2018 Final Four.