It is expected that the Barcelona Kit 2025/26 will be launched in the coming weeks, with a Mamba collection inspired by Kobe Bryant to accompany its launch.
The legend of Los Angeles Lakers shared Strong links with the Catalan club Prior to his tragic step in a helicopter accident in 2020. Not only did he played against the Barça basketball team on several occasions, he also visited Camp Nou several times, even participating in a charity football game in 2011.
Now, five years later, Barça appeared to honor one of their most prominent fans with a kit inspired by their legacy.
The images shared by Memoly1899 show the Away T -shirt with a daring and elegant palette of gold, purple and black, echoing the colors that Bryant had during his legendary Lakers career.
A prominent detail is the “pod” black logo (Kobe’s personal emblem) shown in the chest in front of a black Barça ridge, which includes a dim snake skin texture, a subtle to the “Black Mamba” nickname Bryant.
The kit is expected to launch between Monday 21 and Saturday, July 26.
𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇 💣
𝘽𝘼𝙍ç𝘼 𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙔 𝙅𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙔 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙎
𝙆𝙊𝘽𝙀 𝘽𝙍𝙔𝘼𝙉𝙏 – 𝙈𝘼𝙈𝘽𝘼 𝘾𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 25/26▪️𝙉𝘽𝘼 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙟𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙮
▪️𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 … pic.twitter.com/qm65arpzkp
– Memorabilia1899.co (@memorabilia1899) December 12, 2024
And the tribute does not stop here.
According to reports, Barcelona, Nike and the Bryant brand collaborate in a new shoe: the Kobe Bryant X FC Barcelona X Nike Air Force 1 Low Protro. According to Hot houseThe shoe has an upper part of skin of rich purple skin skin: a glance for both Kobe’s Lakers and the historical colors of Barça.
Mamba Branding hits the heel, the middle part and the label of fit, linking the shoe directly to the man who honors. The shoe is proposed to release at some point this fall.
With a kit and a shoe with a symbolism, the tribute from Barcelona to Kobe Bryant seems to be one of the most powerful crossings between football and basketball.
First aspect: Kobe Bryant X FC Barcelona X Nike Air Force 1 Low Protro 🐍💜 pic.twitter.com/rhofyv0tdh
– House of Heat ° (@houseofheat) June 26, 2025