Tag: Kobe V Protro

PE Corner: Tyrese Halliburton’s Kobe V Protro

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…

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Nike botches another Kobe release

Brandon King

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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“5 Rings” Nike Kobe 5 Protro coming soon

Brandon King

This Kobe V was originally released in 2010 in commemoration and celebration of the fifth NBA title that Kobe Bryant won. Ten years later it is set to make its return in Protro form. It purple upper features the words “Five Rings” laser-etched in a variety of styles and fonts that starts off yellow and then switches to purple from the second eyelet moving toward the heel. Yellow shows up on Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides , the tongue Kobe logo and the signature on the heel. The…

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DeMar DeRozan’s Kobe V Protro is coming later this month

Brandon King

DeMar DeRozan joins Rockets forward PJ Tucker as the second player to have one his Kobe V Protro PEs come to retail. The DeRozan Kobe V Protro sports a grey upper with a zebra print on the toe box and side panels and a tessellated pattern on all the overlays. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the same colour on the external heel counter and inner. This upper sits atop a grey midsole and outsole. DeMar DeRozan’s Kobe V Protro is scheduled to release September 18 at…

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Nike Basketball is releasing these PJ Tucker Zoom Kobe V Protro PEs

Brandon King

Houston Rockets forward ( and sometimes center in the Rockets’ system) P.J. Tucker is becoming known just as much for his on and off the court foot game as he is for the work he puts in on the NBA hardwoods and Nike Basketballs is brgining one of his on court specials to the masses( and a lot of resellers). The white and grey of the upper of this Kobe v Protro are highlighted by red wrapping the heel and blue at the toe. Volt laces, purple at the inner…

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“What If” Undefeated x Nike Kobe V Protro Pack : Official Images

Brandon King

The Undefeated x Nike Kobe V Proto Pack is composed of two shoes- one is made of a combination of colours of the twelve teams that did not select Kobe in the 1996 NBA, while the other sports the colours of the team that did (and subsequently traded him), the Charlotte Hornets. The golden accents on both are symbolic of the championships Kobe won. The “What If” Undefeated x Nike Kobe V Protro Pack is scheduled to release August 27 at Undefeated locations and StockX and will carry a $390…

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