Nike botches another Kobe release

Thursday was August 24, or has it has become known, Mamba Day, celebrating the late, great Kobe Bryant.  In celebration of the day, which also included the announcement earlier in the day of a statue of Kobe to be erected in from of Staples Center, Nike made available 4 Kobe silhouettes – the “undefeated” Kobe V Protro, the “GiGi” Kobe IV Protro, “Mambacita” Kobe VI Protro and the “”Grinch” Kobe VI Protro -via the worst purchase sneaker buying platfor ever conceived, the SNKRS application.  The draw for these opened at…

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Nike Zoom Kobe IV Protro to release February 15

The Nike Zoom Kobe IV is the next shoe in the Kobe line to get “protroed”, following in the outsoles of the Zoom Kobe 1 Protro. For those who may not be aware, the protro line is a combination of retro styling with updated performance. The Kobe IV Protro retains the aesthetic of its 2009 forefather but features updated performance aspects such as an adjusted vamp shape, sleeker heel and wider outsole traction. The first colorway will be a draft day colorway, inspired by the Charlotte Hornets, the ballclub that…

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