Dr. Umar launches a verbal attack on Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa for not using his ‘inherited money’ for the betterment of the black community

Kobe Bryant's signature trainers will be reissued by Nike in collaboration with Vanessa Bryant.

Dr. Umar launches a verbal attack on Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa for not using his ‘inherited money’ for the betterment of the black community

Dr Umar Johnson, Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant (Image via Moguldom and The Knot)

After her husband’s death in January 2020, Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, seems to be spending her money in a way that has not won over everyone. Dr. Umar Johnson, a well-known American on social media, levied grave allegations against Vanessa Bryant, the spouse of Kobe Bryant. Umar charged Vanessa with failing to allocate the LA Lakers legend’s funds to programs promoting black empowerment. Johnson claims that the model, who inherited $600 million from her husband, hasn’t made the best use of the funds.

Johnson claimed during an appearance on the Joe Budden Podcast that Vanessa, who received a $600 million inheritance from her late husband, hasn’t spent it in a way that the basketball player would have approved of. After Kobe Bryant passed away in January 2020, Vanessa Bryant worked on his charitable endeavors. The 42-year-old upheld the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation’s legacy.

Dr. Umar said via Joe Budden Podcast,

FS Video
Vanessa inherited his wealth. Is she using any of this money to do good for the black community? Absolutely not. Vanessa Bryant just started an initiative with three predominantly white colleges. Some kind of sports initiatives with Kobey's money and Kobey's name.

Still, the Joe Budden team mainly shouted Umar down. “There are plenty of angry Black wives who got a Black man’s money and didn’t do sh-t for the Black community,” one contributor claimed in their comment. At the time of his passing, Kobe Bryant’s net worth was $600 million, according to Forbes.

Vanessa Bryant will endorse the relaunch of Kobe Bryant’s iconic Nike shoes

In the upcoming months, it is anticipated that Vanessa Bryant and Nike will re-release a select pair of Kobe Bryant signature trainers. There is no way that hoops fans could have missed the Kobe Bryant sneaker release advertisement. In addition to social media posts, billboards, and ads were also made part of the broadcast during the NBA’s Christmas Day games. Nike unveiled their latest “That’s Mamba” marketing campaign last Thursday.

Vanessa Bryant
Vanessa Bryant (Image via SheKnows)

To publicize the relaunch, Bryant’s widow shared a moving message with her followers on social media. Vanessa Bryant said via her Instagram handle:

A legacy not left up to fate, but meticulously crafted through dedication and hard work "That's Mamba".

Nike signed NBA legend Kobe Bryant as one of their megastars, and considering how well-liked the player was and still is, even after his passing, it makes sense for the brand to reissue some of his signature trainers. Nike is seemingly on a mission to reignite the hype related to Kobe Bryant and how he established the “Mamba Mentality”

In case you missed it: