Tag: Kobe IX Low Protro

“University Red” Kobe IX Low Protro EM Set to Heat Up Fall 2025

Brandon King

The “University Red” is a new color way of the Kobe IX Low Protro EM that is primed for a fall 2025 release.  They sport a university red engineered mesh upper with white Swooshes adorning the sides. White also shows up on the Kobe logo perched atop the tongue as well as the nine hash marks that occupy the rear heel.  Underneath resides a red speckled white midsole and black stability rails, the ones at the lateral rear heel feature a Kobe signature. A white rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. …

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Mark Your Calendar: “Moonwalker” Kobe 9 Elite Low Protro Releases September 10

Brandon King

image via zsneakerheadz Eleven years after its original 2014 debut, the “Moonwalker” Kobe IX Elite Low is getting the Protro. For the unaware, the name “protro” is a pormenteau specific to the Kobe line that combines the aesthetic of a previously released shoe, while keeping it viable as a piece of modern performance equipment.  At this early juncture there are no available images of the 2025 iteration but what we should be presented with is a hyper grape, cave purple, and black knit upper with metallic silver Swooshes adorning the…

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First Look: “EYBL” Nike Kobe 9 Elite Low Protro Player Exclusive for 2025 Season

Brandon King

This Kobe IX Low was made for the basketballers of the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). They sport a racer blue knit upper with metallic silver Swooshes adorning the sides. Perched atop the black, iridescent tongue is a Kobe signature and Kobe logo, while at the rear heel are 9 alternating turquoise and peach hashes. Backing the tongue is a series of numbers, which includes “07.18.2022”, which is the day that Kobe played at Rucker Park and was dubbed “Lord of the Rings.” Underneath resides a white midsole and black…

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PE Corner: An initial look at the “Oregon” Kobe IX Protro Low EM PE

Brandon King

PE Corner: An initial look at the “Oregon” Kobe IX Protro Low EM PE This Kobe IX Low Proto was given to members of the Oregon Basketball teams.  They sport a green engineered mesh upper adorned on the sides with yellow Swooshes. Yellow takes care of the inner, with the same color showing up on the Oregon logo and Kobe logo that occupies each respective tongue. Nine dashes are seen on the rear heels, rounding out upper. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a speckled green midsole with white external heel…

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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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