Tag: kobe Bryant

Kobe: End of a Career; End of an Era

Brandon King

   I met Kobe Bryant’s last game with a mixture of anticipation and sports sadness. Anticipation because I was curious about how Kobe would perform in his swan song; the sports sadness stems, selfishly, from the basketball fan in me not wanting to see an all-time great hang them up. It is also in knowing that his retirement marked the end of era, as Kobe brought an old school mentality and competitiveness that will be sorely missed in today’s NBA. When he missed his first five shots’, I started thinking…

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Nike and athletes pay homage to the Black Mamba

Brandon King

As we unfortunately and inevitably march toward the end of the legendary hoops career of one Mr. Kobe Bryant, Nike is honoring this all-time great with a global tribute. Starting today, Nike-sponsored athletes will rock black and gold shoes, which is intended to be a metaphoric tip of the cap, or sneaker in this case, to Kobe’s golden career fading to black. https://youtu.be/Qlg2NVpRqac This black and gold tribute will culminate with the Mamba Day celebration on April 13, the day of Kobe’s last NBA game in which the Lakers play…

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Nike officially unveils the Kobe 11

Brandon King

Nike unveiled official images of the Kobe 11 today.  The latest model  features an evolved,stronger version of Flyknit, which is inline with Kobe Bryant’s comments that, “For the KOBE 11, we worked to perfect Flyknit for basketball,” The sneaker features a design that Nike Innovation Director Eric Avar, who has partnered with with Bryant to pioneer many innovations through the Kobe line  that changed the paradigm of conventional thought of footwear, said: “The KOBE 11 design represents the whole being greater than the sum of the parts” The introductory colorway,…

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Nike Basketball Christmas Collection

Brandon King

As the the Christmas holiday looms ever closer, there are plenty of big releases that are at the forefront for many sneaker enthusiast. Not to be left out of the holiday action, are these Christmas offerings from the Lebron, KD, Kobe, and Kyrie lines, respectively.   Lebron 13     KD 8           These will all be available December 26.

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Kobe X Elite “American”

Brandon King

This latest colorway of the Kobe X Elite has a patriotic theme. According to the Swoosh: This patriotic collection honors United States leaders of the past that Kobe was inspired by with red stars and stripes. Red and navy come together on the Flyknit upper. A white swoosh and a patriotic style Kobe crest on the tongue round out the upper. A navy midsole and translucent outsole completes the look of this shoe.   Kobe X Elite 718763-614 $225.00   There is also a matching T-shirt and socks you can…

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Kobe X Elite “Commander”

Brandon King

This latest colorway of the Kobe X Elite is inspired by the colors of the Honolulu high school of one Barack Hussein Obama( you may have heard of him, he’s kind of a big deal). This colorway features a black upper with blue lagoon and volt accent peaking out from underneath; a metallic silver Swoosh  and commerative branding on the tongue completes the upper’s aesthetic. Blue lagoon takes care of the colorization of the midsole and outsole. You can get your hands on these Kobe X Elites October 14 at…

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