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”Year of the Mamba” Kobe V Protro coming January 9

Brandon King

The other Kobe V Protro in the Year of the Mamba collection sports a red fused upper with gold at the toe. Like the eggplant, the lateral side Swoosh is entangled with a gold Mamba. Perched atop the tongue is a gold Kobe logo with a red Kobe signature on the heel counter.  Underneath resides a red midsole and a black and red rubber outsole.  The sneakers will be housed in special packaging, including a red dust bag and red box. They will release, along with the “Eggplant” iteration on…

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”Eggplant” Year of the Mamba Kobe V Protro coming January 9

Brandon King

The first sneaker in the Nike Year of the Mamba Collection is set to release tomorrow.  They sport an eggplant fused upper with black at the rear heel. The Swoosh on the lateral side of the Flywire-equipped side panels is wrapped by a golden mamba, while a gold Kobe logo is perched atop the tongue.  Underneath resides a black midsole and a translucent rubber outsole.  As will be the case with the entirety of the Year of the Mamba footwear collection, these will be available via the SNKRS application. We…

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Nike unveils “Year of the Mamba” Collection 

Brandon King

title image via Mamba Kix Unlike Black History Month, Nike never passes on the opportunity to celebrate Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Mamba and it’s fitting that Nike would release commemorative footwear honoring the late, great Kobe Bryant.  The collection onsists of four sneakers, the “Eggplant” and “Year of the Mamba” Kobe V Protro, the “Masterpiece” Kobe IX Protro, and the “All-Star 2.0” Kobe VI Protro, as well as coordinating apparel  Bronson Yim, product line manager for Kobe footwear had this to say about the collection:  “This collection is an…

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The Air Max CB 94 returning Summer 2025

Brandon King

If you read and reread the title and thought to yourself “Didn’t these drop not too long ago?”, you’d be right, as this colorway made its most recent retail run in 2023. Nonetheless, this brief interim is proving not to be a deterrent for Nike deciding to green-light another release for this classic sneaker.  The presentation should be that of a white, perforated leather upper overlaid with black nubuck. An embroidered “NIKE” is present on the lateral side, while “ NIKE AIR” branding is present on the rear heel.  Purple is present on the tongue,…

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An initial look at the “Multicolor” Monopoly x LeBron XXII 

Brandon King

Several weeks ago we highlighted the blue iteration of the Monopoly x Nike LeBron XXII and now images of a multicolored aesthetic of this collaborative colorway.  It sports a multi-hued canvas upper that displays in a manner reminiscent of a tye dye pattern. LeBron’s signature appears in yellow at the rear heel, while a blue “MONOPOLY” tag is on the lateral side. Volt takes care of the inner and the tongue ; a jeweled Swoosh can be seen on the lower lateral side, while a depiction of a air of…

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“Moonwalker” Nike Kobe IX Protro coming in 2025

Brandon King

The “Moonwalker” Nike Kobe IX Protro is one of a plethora of Kobes that are in Nike’s 2025 release plans.  At this juncture, there are no available images of the 2025 iteration, but what is known is they will utilize a hyper grape, cave purple, and white color palette. What we should see is a Kobe IX Low that sports a purple knit upper with silver Swooshee adorning the sides. A white Kobe logo is perched atop the tongues, while on the rear heel appears nine silver dashes.  Underneath the…

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”Total Orange” Nike Kobe VI Protro coming Fall 2025

Brandon King

title image via cop_o_clock The Kobe VI will not be left sitting on the sidelines in 2025, as evident by this upcoming colorway. The only visual variety on this other monochromatic orange upper is seen via the silver that appears on Swooshes that adorn the sides, as well at the Kobe logo perched atop the tongue. Underneath this largely single-hued upper resides an orange midsole and matching rubber outsole. As it currently stands , thhe “total orange” Nike Kobe VI Proro is slated to debut in the fall of 2025…

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The “Black/Volt” Nike Air Foamposite One: Official Images

Brandon King

The “Black/Volt” Air Foamposite One is several colorways of the classic Air Foamposite One that Nike has chambered for a 2025 release. They sport a black Foamposite upper paired with volt via the small lateral Swoosh, One Cent logos on the rear heel and tongue. Volt also shows up on the stripes on the pull tab as well as one that runs down the tongue. Underneath resides a volt-tinges translucent rubber outsole. As it currently stands, the “Black/Volt” Nike Air Foamposite One is planned for a full-family Spring 2025 release.

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Pearl” Foamposite Pro Returning in 2025

Brandon King

News has emerged that the “Pearl” Foamposite Pro will return in 2025. The “Pearl” Foam Pro was last seen in 2015, along with the Air Hawk Flight, as part of the “Class of 97” pack inspired by Jesus Shuttleworth’s footage in the classic movie, “He Got Game.”  At this juncture, there are available images of the 2025 iteration, so it is not yet known if the coloration on the Foamposite upper will be closer to the white of the OG and the aforementioned 2015, version or more of the pearl…

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PE Corner: “FAMU” Nike LeBron TR1

Brandon King

This Nike LeBron TR 1 is one of the latest additions to Florida A&M’s LeBron footwear fleet, which includes some bangers, spread across several LeBron models , including the LeBron VII, XIX, XX, XXI and a host of others. They sport a light cream synthetic upper adorned with a large green Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller such branding appearing on the toe box. Orange appears on the lace loops and interwoven on the rear pull tab as well on the LeBron logo emblazoned tongue label. Additional orange appears…

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