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THE OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE FOOTWEAR THREAD: RIP LEGEND 1978-2020. MAMBA FOREVER | 3 Releases 4/13
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Mamba Out, But Not Forgotten
Today:
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First pair of Kobes I bought. I don’t own many pairs of Kobes, but these have always been Top 5 in my entire collection
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Enjoy NT Fam.
Good old days. Love it
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UNDFTD 4 Protro
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Bron should straight up play a game in some Kobe 4s! 
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Prelude 2 RIP
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UNDSed UNDFTD Kobe 1 “Santa Monica”
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Having only hooped in the NXT, and using the NXT 360s for vball(just too flimsy for hooping for me), I had to pick up the 11s this week after always hearing about the hype but just not being a signature shoe type of guy when the shoes were popular, and frankly as a kid who didn't have much income while in school. Found two lightly used 11s, cleaning them up a little bit, inside and out. Felt great on foot. Sad that it was under this circumstance but that's life I guess
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Having only hooped in the NXT, and using the NXT 360s for vball(just too flimsy for hooping for me), I had to pick up the 11s this week after always hearing about the hype but just not being a signature shoe type of guy when the shoes were popular, and frankly as a kid who didn't have much income while in school. Found two lightly used 11s, cleaning them up a little bit, inside and out. Felt great on foot. Sad that it was under this circumstance but that's life I guess
Those BHM 11s are one of the better looking Kobes
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2nd pair hurts my eyes lol
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I made these 8s to celebrate my Seahawks Super Bowl win that year over Denver
Also, a couple random Tees
Also, a couple random Tees
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Definitely lol. Was just looking to scoop what I could for stuff that wasn't so ridiculously priced...for them for like $60-70... Plus hey if it helps get defenders off me lol
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I'm so happy to see everybody breaking out their Kobes. 
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I was always an MJ guy. My teenage years were the best times in the late 80s (a wonderful time for sneakers). I'm 43 and have lots of different shoes. I always played in Jordans mainly because they were his, but also they were mid cut so I have great ankle protection. Sort of a security blanket for my feet. Heck, I even wear dress boots from Doc Martin since the are high cut. Feel better when u walk in them on the lot (I sell cars).
So I didn't really get any of Kobe's Nikes when they came out. Mainly as his line started, I was dealing with my serious health issues (Ulcerative Colitus and a liver transplant). So passed on the early Zoom Kobes (though I loved the look of the 2 & 3). Once they went low cut, I just couldn't do it.
Then the 2016 All-Star game came around and I LOVED the colorway! Green glow & black. Loved it. Tracked down a pair months after the release and never wore them. One reason, I have too many pairs, lol, and second, I have a messed up big toe on my right (bigger) foot. It's basically a hammertoe from several times I broke it. Knuckle sits very high and with the stiff knit toebox, I can't wiggle it much at all (I need to have wiggle room in my shoes or my toes go numb/asleep). So I kept them. With the thought, maybe one day I'd figure out how I can wear them. Well, I'm gonna break them out now once the weather dries up (rainy in SE Pennsylvania). Here they are!!
But this isn't the only pair. Growing up when Kobe was drafted, I was turning 20 in September, and worked at Foot Quarters, a sister store to FTL & Champs. So needless to say, discounts! And I loved the Adidas line he had early on as they were so different (And Feet You Wear was one of the best inventions on sneakers ever). So I had the OG Top Ten 2000s, EQT Elevation, KB8 and KB8 II. So when they retried the Top Ten 2000 many years ago, I went and grabbed 2 pairs of the black/white. Played in one pair and kept the other DS! And when they retroed the EQT Elevation as the Crazy 97, I grabbed a few. Same with the Crazy 8 & crazy 98 (actually played in the black pair which was hot as heck and narrow, and kept the purple pair DS, and Crazy 1 (love the mesh playoff ones). Wish they sold the flag Kobe 2! Such a crazy shoe! Here they all are.
That's my Kobe collection. (The reason for 2 pairs of playoff Kobe 1 retros, is they crease like heck! Got a half size up and my size to see what fit better). My OGs are probably at my parents house and beat up as I wore those outside on the blacktop back in the day. But the retros Adidas did are very good. Wish they kept it going with a few others (KBIII and Kobe 2).
Can't really believe he's gone. As a Sixers fan, I hated the Lakers. But I respected his game fully and later in his career, I actually rooted for him as in the past discussions, between MJ & LBJ, Kobe ways seemed forgotten (how do you not include someone with 5 rings from 2 totally differently constructed teams). MJ will always be the GOAT to me (saw him several times in person) but Kobe was right behind and way ahead of LBJ.
RIP Kobe & Gianna. I'm sure your teaching her and her teammates some new moves on the court in heaven!
So I didn't really get any of Kobe's Nikes when they came out. Mainly as his line started, I was dealing with my serious health issues (Ulcerative Colitus and a liver transplant). So passed on the early Zoom Kobes (though I loved the look of the 2 & 3). Once they went low cut, I just couldn't do it.
Then the 2016 All-Star game came around and I LOVED the colorway! Green glow & black. Loved it. Tracked down a pair months after the release and never wore them. One reason, I have too many pairs, lol, and second, I have a messed up big toe on my right (bigger) foot. It's basically a hammertoe from several times I broke it. Knuckle sits very high and with the stiff knit toebox, I can't wiggle it much at all (I need to have wiggle room in my shoes or my toes go numb/asleep). So I kept them. With the thought, maybe one day I'd figure out how I can wear them. Well, I'm gonna break them out now once the weather dries up (rainy in SE Pennsylvania). Here they are!!
But this isn't the only pair. Growing up when Kobe was drafted, I was turning 20 in September, and worked at Foot Quarters, a sister store to FTL & Champs. So needless to say, discounts! And I loved the Adidas line he had early on as they were so different (And Feet You Wear was one of the best inventions on sneakers ever). So I had the OG Top Ten 2000s, EQT Elevation, KB8 and KB8 II. So when they retried the Top Ten 2000 many years ago, I went and grabbed 2 pairs of the black/white. Played in one pair and kept the other DS! And when they retroed the EQT Elevation as the Crazy 97, I grabbed a few. Same with the Crazy 8 & crazy 98 (actually played in the black pair which was hot as heck and narrow, and kept the purple pair DS, and Crazy 1 (love the mesh playoff ones). Wish they sold the flag Kobe 2! Such a crazy shoe! Here they all are.
That's my Kobe collection. (The reason for 2 pairs of playoff Kobe 1 retros, is they crease like heck! Got a half size up and my size to see what fit better). My OGs are probably at my parents house and beat up as I wore those outside on the blacktop back in the day. But the retros Adidas did are very good. Wish they kept it going with a few others (KBIII and Kobe 2).
Can't really believe he's gone. As a Sixers fan, I hated the Lakers. But I respected his game fully and later in his career, I actually rooted for him as in the past discussions, between MJ & LBJ, Kobe ways seemed forgotten (how do you not include someone with 5 rings from 2 totally differently constructed teams). MJ will always be the GOAT to me (saw him several times in person) but Kobe was right behind and way ahead of LBJ.
RIP Kobe & Gianna. I'm sure your teaching her and her teammates some new moves on the court in heaven!
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Love the all stars...been eyeing a few but going to relax for now..
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Thank god Kobe switched to Nike
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Some of them were really great shoes. Feet You Wear was fantastic!
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Was able to find the last of anything Kobe at my local Lids store today.
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FINALLY added these to my collection. Top 20 sneaker for me all time, easy. Not all ebay sellers are scum bags too. I made about 3-4 offers to this seller in December and he didn’t budge. So I paid his original asking price and he shipped, no question.
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Its been awhile and I've been out of "sneaker news" loop....
Any new developments on if the Proto 5 Big Stage/Parades are releasing...?
Any new developments on if the Proto 5 Big Stage/Parades are releasing...?
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Ahead of their time too. But people sheep to the Nike brand.
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Swung by my local consignment shop today to pick up $80 for selling my black ZK 3s. They had been on sale there for $100 for the past year. I was in Finland for work all last week until I landed in LA Sunday night and found out what had happened. Before I even thought about it Monday, I got an email from the shop that said they sold. Today the dude told me a guy had come in either Sunday or Monday and bought up at least 15 pairs of Kobes they had, clearly to resell. I think I have about 21 pairs of Nike Kobes in my closet. None will ever be sold now.
After that today, I went to LA Live. Really amazing to see, and it was a help to me, and thousands of others, emotionally. Mamba Forever.
After that today, I went to LA Live. Really amazing to see, and it was a help to me, and thousands of others, emotionally. Mamba Forever.
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this is still so surreal
