Category: Kobe Bryant

An initial look at the “5 Rings” Nike Kobe V Protro

Brandon King

As its nickname implies, the “Five Rings” Kobe 5 pays homage to the five NBA titles Kobe Bryant won as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Originally released in 2010, Nike Basketball will bring the colorway back for a second retail run. Like its progenitor, it sports a purple upper with yellow and purple layering spelling out “5 Rings”. Yellow shows up for the lateral and medial side Swooshes, the Kobe logo on the tongue and the Kobe signature on the heel. The upper sits atop a yellow and…

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Nike unveils Mamba Week footwear

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From nikeinc.com: Kobe Bryant’s remarkable impact on the game of basketball also applied to footwear design. Throughout his career, Kobe pushed Nike Basketball to explore the competitive advantages gained through low-profile, highly-responsive design. It was an aspirational challenge as much as it was a technical one. “Every game, I write on my shoes, ‘Be Legendary,’ which is what Kobe signed on my shoes back in 2016,” says Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker. “He’s had an impact on my life that no one’s ever had, and probably no one ever will…

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“Forest Green” Nike Kobe 5 Protro EYBL

Brandon King

Had Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League ( EYBL) not been another sports victim of the coronavirus pandemic, these Kobe 5 Protros would be one of the kicks the players would take to the court. These feature a mostly forest green upper with some areas of white at the toe, forefoot and the eyebrows. Bronze appears not he lateral and medial Swooshes, tongue logos ( Kobe on the right and that of the EYBL on the left) Kobe signature on the heels. The aesthetic is completed by a forest green midsole…

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This Kobe 5 Protro releases later this month

Brandon King

This Nike Kobe 5 Protro combines visual attributes from the home and away pairs that Kobe Bryant wore in the 2010 NBA Finals. The lateral side of the left shoe features the layering of the “Parade” PE , while the medial side sports the clean white and gold look of the “Big Stage” PE. The aesthetic is reversed for the right shoe. A black midsole and a milky translucent midsole completes the aesthetic. Look for this Kobe 5 Protro to make its retail debut August 23 at nike.com and select…

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“Bruce Lee” Nike Kobe 5 Protro: Official Images

Brandon King

Inspired by the black and yellow track suit Bruce Lee wore in The Game of Death and the injuries suffered from Han’s claws from their penultimate battle in Enter The Dragon, the “Bruce Lee” Kobe 5 returns in Protro form later this year. The ”Bruce Lee” Nike Kobe 5 Protro is slated to release later this year and will carry a $180 USD sticker price. Kobe 5 Protro Del Sol/Metallic Silver-Comet Red-Black CD4991-700 $180 Summer 2020

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“Think Pink” Nike Kobe 6 Protro coming back in early 2021

Brandon King

In 2021 , the “Think Pink” Kobe 6 will amongst several returning in 2021 in Protro form. There are no images available as of yet, but the prevailing expectation is that of a shoe that’s a faithful reproduction of the original, using the same pinkfire, metallic silver and white color palette and sporting a pink upper with white lateral and medial swooshes, pink ribbon logo, white midsole and outsole. The “Think Pink” Nike Kobe 6 Protro is to release during the early portion of 2021 at nike.com and select retail…

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“Del Sol” Nike Kobe 6 Protro on the way in early 2021

Brandon King

The “Del Sol” colorway of the Kobe VI will get the Proto treatment. No images of the sneaker are available but expectations is that it will make use of the original black, dark grey, white and del sol color palette. It should also remain its original aesthetic of a black scaled upper with del sol swooshes on the lateral and medial sides, grey midsole and white outsole. The “Del Sol” Kobe 6 Protro is expected to release sometime during the early going on 2021 at nike.com and select retail venues.…

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“Grinch” Nike Kobe Protro 6 coming back in early 2021

Brandon King

The “Grinch” colorway of the Kobe VI initially released Christmas of 2010. Eleven years later Nike Basketball looks to bring it back in Protro form. Although no images are available this early juncture, it should make use of its original green apple, volt, crimson color palette and aesthetic. The”Grinch” Kobe 6 Protro is expected to release early in 2021 at nike.com and select retail establishments. Nike Kobe 6 Protro Apple/Volt/Crimson/Black CW2190-300 $TBA Early 2021 Pictured below is the original “Grinch” Kobe VI

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“All-Star” Kobe VI returning in 2021??

Brandon King

The Kobe VI will get the Protro treatment in early stages of 2021. Although there are,currently no images of the shoe, what is known is that it will make,use of a challenge red, black and white color palette. There is speculation that it could be the “All-Star” colorway but at this juncture that is unconfirmed. Look for this Kobe VI to release in early 2021. Nike Kobe 6 Protro Challenge Red/Black-White DH9888-600 TBA Early 2021

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