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PE Corner: IT rocks Suns-inspired Kobe VIII Protro

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Brandon King

In a late season game recent and long overdue NBA signee Isaiah Thomas took the court in this Phoenix Suns-based colorway. It sports various shades and tones of purple throughout its engineered mesh upper. Orange appears at the Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides, Kobe logo on the tongue and rear heel, the Kobe signature on the external heel counter and the inner. Below resides a grey midsole and matching rubber outsole. As with most of the kicks highlighted in PE Corner, there are no indications of a planned…

Take in the “EYBL” Nike Kobe VIII Protro

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Brandon King

Every year since inception in 2010, the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) ,aka the brings together some of the top AAU travel clubs in the nation as well as a Canadian team. The Peach Jam serves as the EYBL finals and is played at the One of the perks of participating in this elite competition is the is tournament-specific footwear. One of pieces will be the Kobe VIII Protro. It sports a fuschia engineered mesh upper with with a large, embroidered white Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller similarly applied…

PE Corner: Natalia Bryant wore these Kobe VI PEs when she threw the first pitch at Dodgers Stadium

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Brandon King

On the Dodgers’ annual “Lakers Night” on September 1, 2023, Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late, great Kobe Bryant, threw out the first pitch , just as her father did at a game in 2000. As Natalia threw out the ceremonial first pitch, on her feet were a Dodgers-inspired PE of the Kobe VI. It features a blue scaled upper adorned on the lateral and medial sides with white Swooshes, on the lateral heels Kobe’s first number “8” can be seen in red. The tongue is home to…

PE Corner: Tyrese Halliburton’s Kobe V Protro

April 15, 2024April 14, 2024 Brandon King

title image via nbakicks Tyres Haliburton took these striking Kobe V Protro PEs to the court in a recent Pacers game. As can be seen they sport a grey synthetic upper tipped in yellow at the toe. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with yellow showing up at the tongue as well as the exteranl heel cup. Light blue shows up at the inner, completing an upper that sits atop a yellow and white midsole as well as a translucent rubber outsole. Although there is no doubt these…

”College Navy” Nike Kobe VIII Protro

April 6, 2024April 6, 2024 Brandon King

This upcoming Kobe VIII Protro sports a navy engineered mesh upper with a large embroidered Swoosh on the lateral side and a smaller one on the medial ankle. White also is present in the on the Kobe logos on the rear wheel and tongue as well as the signature on the external heel counter. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a college navy midsole and white rubber outsole. The “College Navy” Kobe VIII Protro is planned to debut this fall at nike.com and select retail venues; they will carry a 190…

”Core Black” Adidas Crazy 98 coming mid-April

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Brandon King

Just as Vegeta refers to Goku as Kakarot, those of a certain age know the Adidas Crazy 98 as the KB8 II. Worn by Kobe Bryant in his third NBA season, the 1998-99 campaign, these feature it laegely black combination leather and lightweight screen mesh upper. Branding appers via Three Stripes on the lateral and medial sides, with additonal branding on the latreral ankle as well atop the purple tongue label. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides an EVA midsole equipped with adiPrene cushioning and a Torsion system to aid in rigidity,…

DeMar DeRozan wore three Kobe VI Protro PEs

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Brandon King

DeMar DeRozan has plied his craft on college and professional hardwoods largely in Kobe Bryant footwear ( save an infamous time in the Air Jordan X). Following the untimely death of the husband, father and basketball legend, his daughter and 7 others in a tragic helicopter crash in January 2020, Kobes quick became the most worn shoes in the Association. However for DeRozan, wearing Kobes was business as usual; Nike seemed to recognize this as the new deal the Bulls’ star forward signed an extension with the brand that kept…

”Dodgers” Adidas coming March 31

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 Brandon King

This L.A. Dodgers-inspired Adidas Crazy 8 sports a grey suede upper. Royal Blue shows up on the inner as well as forming the branding on the medial and lateral sides. The red that stands in for the “adidas” branding on the lateral ankle pops and provides visual variety as compared to the relatively subdued branding that occupies the tongue and toe box. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a Torsion-equipped EVA midsole and rubber outsole. We The “Dodgers” Adidas Crazy 8 is scheduled to debut March 31 at adidas.com and select…

”Black/University” Nike Kobe VIII Protro coming this fall

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Brandon King

Nike continues in their ongoing mission to line the pockets with Kobe releases that fans of the man or his sneakers will invariably get the shafted out of. With iits black engineers mesh upper and gold lateral branding, this upcoming iteration of the Kobe VIII Protro is visually reminiscent of the “Del Sol” Kobe VI. Metallic gold also appears on the embroidered Swoosh on the medial side side and the Kobe signature on the external heel counter. Court purple shows up on the Kobe logo on the rear heel, completing…

”Philly” Kobe IV Protro coming back mid-April

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 Brandon King

As it currently stands, the “Philly”Kobe IV Protro is set to be gift wrapped to the death profiteers April 13, 2024. They will carry a $190 USD sticker price.