MJ Was the ORIGINAL Black Mamba?! Baxter Holmes Explains
February 28, 2026
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as posted by the channelBefore “Mamba Mentality” became a global movement… was Michael Jordan almost the original Black Mamba? 🐍
On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Baxter Holmes breaks down the shocking backstory behind Nike’s secret Air Jordan 19 campaign that used the “Black Mamba” concept YEARS before Kobe Bryant made it iconic. Did Kobe know? Would he have still embraced the name if he did? And how close was MJ to fully owning the Black Mamba identity?
This is the untold Nike story that connects two legends and could’ve changed basketball history forever.
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