Day: March 29, 2025

PE Corner: An initial look at the “Oregon” Kobe IX Protro Low EM PE

Brandon King

PE Corner: An initial look at the “Oregon” Kobe IX Protro Low EM PE This Kobe IX Low Proto was given to members of the Oregon Basketball teams.  They sport a green engineered mesh upper adorned on the sides with yellow Swooshes. Yellow takes care of the inner, with the same color showing up on the Oregon logo and Kobe logo that occupies each respective tongue. Nine dashes are seen on the rear heels, rounding out upper. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a speckled green midsole with white external heel…

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PE Corner: LeBron James wears these PE’s against the Clippers 

Brandon King

In an early March matchup with the Clippers, LeBron James took this exclusive iteration of his LeBron XXII to the floor of the center formerly known as Staples.  They sport a purple patent leather upper paired with a volt that wraps the medial side and forms the outline of the Swoosh on the lateral side. Piping of the same hue separates the two colors and also forms the signature present at the rear heel. Gold appears on the jeweled LeBron XXII logo as well as the small Swoosh on the…

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PE Corner: LeBron wears these against the Bulls

Brandon King

LeBron James laced up this colorway. This gives off “Mork and Mind” Dunk SB vibes, of the LeBron XXii against the Chicago Bulls ( though after what went down at the end of the game, this could be the last we see them). They sport a metallic silver upper paired with a hyper crimson hat that forms the outline of the lateral side Swoosh and wraps to the medial side. A LeBron signature has its home on the rear heel with a smaller volt Swoosh seen on the medial forefoot,…

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3-D Hollywood” Nike Kobe VI Protro coming in 2026

Brandon King

image via mambakixx According to reporting from zsneakerheadz and Sneaker Files, this “3-D Hollywood” Nike Kobe VI is making its return in Protron form in 2026.  They originally released February 2011 as a set of Kobe VI colorways in conjunction with the 2011 NBA All-Star game. At this juncture there are no available images, what we should see is a faithful recreation of its 2011 progenitor, dark scales are present on the upper with chlorine blue Swooshes on the lateral and daring red branding on the medial side.  The Kobe…

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