Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines for Asia Tour

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visited Manila, Philippines on July 21 as part of a six-city Asian tour sponsored by shoe giant Nike.

Kobe's one-day Manila visit kicked off with a press conference at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. Also called “Black Mamba,” Bryant made known his support for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao during the press briefing.

Kobe also visited Nike Park, The Fort, where he met young ballers from select Gawad Kalinga communities. He has made it a point to support deserving institutions in every tour, setting aside quality time to be with children who are interested in basketball to encourage them to keep dreaming big.

The selected children gave Kobe a compilation of their cards and messages for the NBA star. Kobe Bryant, meantime, gave the kids a check worth P100,000 as a donation to GK’s Child and Youth Development program.

The main event of the basketball superstar's Manila Visit was a basketball camp at the ULTRA where Kobe showcase his skills and shared his basketball prowess alongside the Nike Elite Campers, a group of up-and-coming young basketball players. The camp allowed Kobe to work with his young fans to help them increase their level of play on the basketball court.

During the tour, Nike and Kobe introduced the new Dream Season shoe, a first of its kind basketball shoe designed for outdoor games. The Nike Dream Season, designed with insights from Kobe, helps share his passion for basketball with players throughout Asia Pacific and gives them the opportunity to live out their dreams on the outdoor court. With Nike Dream Season and Kobe's 2009 Asia Tour, he hopes to continue inspiring young ballers to realize their own dream seasons.

From Manila, Kobe will take his Asia Tour 2009 to Singapore on Wednesday, Taipei on Thursday, Hong Kong on Friday, Shanghai on Saturday, and Chengdu on Sunday.