At the beginning of the summer, basketball-loving kids were invited to participate in the draft phase of RISE by submitting a 30-second basketball-themed video. Last week LeBron James visited Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei and Kaohsiung to help players improve their performance and achieve breakthrough while selecting the 30 players who came from 27 different cities, and will compete in the next round of the RISE campaign with Bryant.

Bryant is hosting the remaining 30 players at a state-of-the-art basketball facility in Shanghai appropriately dubbed the House of Mamba. The House of Mamba features a full-sized LED basketball court, the first of its kind, which brings graphics, video and player-tracking to life. The court utilizes motion-tracking and reactive LED visualization to train, guide and challenge the RISE players through a variety of drills based on Bryant’s training and adapted specifically for the court.

In addition to inspiring the RISE players to improve, Bryant will visit the Nike Basketball Park in Shanghai where a court is being dedicated in his name; he will judge a sneaker design battle between young designers; he’ll teach young kids and their parents about the importance of being active; and he’ll visit the private workshop of renowned industrial designer and sculptor Zhang Zhou Jie.