Some legacies fade. Kobe’s never will.

Then reality hits, and grief sneaks in, a stark reminder that he’s no longer here to share that legendary Mamba Mentality or inspire new generations firsthand. Yet, in a beautiful twist, we keep Kobe Bryant alive in countless ways: through sneakers, merchandise, foundations, and the very game he transformed.

Boardroom just dropped a post on Instagram, spotlighting Forbes’ 2025 list of highest-earning deceased celebrities, and right at No. 13?

Kobe Bryant , with $10 million.

As the Forbes article reported, Nike CFO Matt Friend said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call this year that Bryant’s performance footwear “had nearly quadrupled its revenue in the past year, proof that the Black Mamba’s popularity has continued to grow in the years

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