Manny Pacquiao and Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles for Nike Pictorial

Manny Pacquiao is having a hectic schedule this week as he flew to Los Angeles Tuesday for a pictorial with Kobe Bryant and Maria Sharapova for a Nike commercial. Pacquaio returned to Manila the following day to catch up with his film shooting schedules.

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao flew to Los Angeles, California Tuesday to meet with Kobe Bryant to do a commercial for Nike sportswear. The commercial will be placed in about 500 billboards across the United States soon. Aside from Kobe Bryant, Pacquiao also struck a pose from tennis superstar Maria Sharapova and other celebrities, a Team Pacquiao member said The pictorial which were taken at the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, is part of the boxer’s contractual obligations with Nike. After the Wednesday shooting, Pacquiao rush back to Los Angeles International Airport and boarded a Philippine Airlines plane to Manila to catch up with his movie shooting schedules. Earlier it was reported that Pacquiao will meet with Bob Arum to finalize his contract with Miguel Cotto for his scheduled fight late this year. The report did not mention that he indeed met with the Top Rank honcho.