Kobe Bryant has not only irrevocably changed the game of basketball, the late Laker legend has also forever changed what the game is played in. For the fourth iteration of his signature shoe series with Nike, Kobe did what any good hip hop background dancer does. He got low. And as a result, the world of basketball footwear has not been the same since.
Starting with the Kobe 4, Bryant’s line of signature hoops shoes (headlined in many cases by Eric Avar on the Swoosh side of the project) has produced a series of back to back releases – all of them lowtops – with an incredible staying power on the hardwood floors around the globe. Pro and amateur players alike have maintained a craving for the supreme court feel of the low-to-the-ground Kobes 4 thru 10.
While the demand has – sometimes vastly – outweighed supply in recent years, protro releases (a clever combination of retro designs with modernized performance features) have been as popular among hoopers as the original releases since they allowed players to keep playing in their favorite silhouettes.
Ball players and Kobe collectors can equally rejoice as this week features two highly desired protro drops.
Both, the Nike Kobe 6 Protro ‘Italian Camo’ and the Nike Kobe 8 Protro ‘Venice Beach’ release on Saturday, April 13th. For your chance to purchase either pair, make sure to enter the two BSTN Raffles before Friday, April 12th, at 2pm CEST via the respective buttons below!
