Nike Zoom Kobe V PROTRO - Dec 2019

[thapointguy]

This is confirmed?

 

[urn0tlike]

 

[papichino]

Should I buy Chaos now or wait a little(are they gonna get lower) gyms are close anyway and i cant use it?

 

[SORIANOTRON]

So bad

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Should I buy Chaos now or wait a little(are they gonna get lower) gyms are close anyway and i cant use it?

Resale prices have plateaued for now so get it ASAP.

 

[trackrunner221]

someone said it perfectly....Nike is in a difficult situation. Mass release and making sure everyone gets a pair makes it look like they're profiting off his death. Failing to mass release will leave demand (and margin) on the table.

I'm not completely unaware though. Even if Nike mass released the protros, some people still would strike out. Those trying to sell in those circumstances would likely only be able to make $10-15.

Supply and demand. Demand is unlimited....the question is: How will Nike respond?

 

[bmoore34]

One will be unDS today!

 

[206to813]

someone said it perfectly....Nike is in a difficult situation. Mass release and making sure everyone gets a pair makes it look like they're profiting off his death. Failing to mass release will leave demand (and margin) on the table.

I'm not completely unaware though. Even if Nike mass released the protros, some people still would strike out. Those trying to sell in those circumstances would likely only be able to make $10-15.

Supply and demand. Demand is unlimited....the question is: How will Nike respond?

Hmm quite the dilemma. I’ll solve it. Mass produce them. Make tons of money. Consumers are ecstatic. Company is thrilled. Shareholders are happy. Give a portion of the sales to the mamba academy or V’s charity of choice. What’s so hard about that......

 

[illustrayt]

Looking forward to seeing how the other two UNDFTD cws look. I’ll be passing on that Gold/Purple cw though.

 

[urn0tlike]

Releasing any pairs is profiting off his death. Just mass produce them at stop letting people scalp them for 3x value.

 

[la kb24]

This Kobe resell stuff is nuts

I noticed collecting sports cards are back and saw how much a Kobe rookie card is going for..near $300-1000

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Releasing any pairs is profiting off his death. Just mass produce them at stop letting people scalp them for 3x value.

Kobe's death (RIP) exposed a lot of my "die-hard fan" friends it's sickening. One of em re-sold a pair of the black/gold XI FTBs for a ridiculous price man

 

[D_eezus]

Kobe's death (RIP) exposed a lot of my "die-hard fan" friends it's sickening. One of em re-sold a pair of the black/gold XI FTBs for a ridiculous price man

I had a couple homies hit me up for my pair. They ain’t leaving me closet no more. i don’t think i’m wearing them again tbh.

i count the number of times when i wear my love people are like why are you wearing those out they go for $$$$


like AOAS y’all into kobe’s.... i bought these before that day and will continue to buy kobe’s to rock

 

[janitor]

When the V was first being Protro’d (well before his death) all I asked for were Chaos and (yellow) BL’s, then maybe DKs. Answer hasn’t changed.
Got the Chaos but I’d imagine trying to score BL’s, or any cws for that matter, is gonna be tougher than ever. Also hoping for MASS quantities.

help me get either bruce lees in a 10.5 and you got a deal

Also a 10.5...guess we’ll be up against each other

Although I’m in Canada so getting after different stock, in theory

 

[g-time]

J23

here’s Nike’s announcement

 

[Public Enemy]

J23

here’s Nike’s announcement

Just came to post that. Great news.

Starting Sunday, August 23, Nike will honor Kobe with “Mamba Week,” a week full of programing and retail launches celebrating Bryant's enduring legacy.

Kobe Bryant (1978-2020) inspired people around the world with his ability on the basketball court and his work ethic off it.
Kobe’s relentless determination to be the best at anything he touched continues to live on through the millions of fans that he influenced during, and after, his 20-year NBA career. Starting Sunday, August 23, Nike will honor Kobe with “Mamba Week,” a week full of programing and retail launches celebrating Bryant's enduring legacy.
It isn’t normal to list “five-time NBA champion" and "Oscar winner” in the same biography, but nothing Kobe did was ordinary. When he introduced his “Mamba Mentality” in 2012, it was an insight into what drove his relentless pursuit of perfection.

Throughout his career, and even after his retirement in 2016, Mamba Mentality became an indicator for something extraordinary in the world of sports. Athletes who channeled Kobe’s instinct or flair for the clutch were branded with the moniker. Kobe himself instilled it in the young women he coached in his retirement, including his daughter Gianna, who naturally embodied the next generation of Kobe’s relentless competitiveness.
During Mamba Week, Nike will champion Kobe’s legacy and the Mamba Mentality that so fittingly represents the athlete and the man through three key efforts: providing a $1 million donation to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, amplifying Kobe’s message through the Mamba League and extending Kobe’s legacy of inspiration and innovation through select Kobe products.

Commitment to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation

As a part of championing Kobe’s legacy, the Nike Foundation will make a $1 million donation to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation in memory of Kobe and Gianna. The foundation, whose mission is to make a positive impact through sports, will use these funds to further Kobe’s goal of keeping kids active and putting them on a path to success in life. It specifically focuses on kids in underserved communities who may face financial barriers to sport and on providing equal sport opportunities for girls.

Celebrating Mamba Mentality through Mamba League

In 2017, Kobe partnered with Nike to create the Mamba League with Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Los Angeles. The league, which strives to enroll an equal number of girls and boys and engage female coaches, is focused on giving kids a place to learn basketball fundamentals and be inspired by the game. The league and coaches instill Bryant’s message of Mamba Mentality — work to get better every day, on and off the court.

Providing inspiration through Kobe product

One of Kobe’s enduring legacies are the products that he created with Nike. Bryant was a driving force behind each shoe’s creation, guiding Nike’s design and innovation teams to make the best product possible. Kobe’s relentless pursuit of perfection is credited by many throughout the Nike design community for making them better at what they do.

Nike will continue to release Kobe Protro shoes, allowing the millions of fans he inspired around the world to keep Bryant’s legacy going. Nike will also continue to work with the NBA to release limited quantities of Bryant’s iconic Los Angeles Lakers jersey. Products will begin releasing in late August, coinciding with “Mamba Week.”

 

[tupac003]

These are gonna be hard to get man. I just want one pair of the Lakers.

 

[la kb24]

Mamba week starting on his bday

gonna be a broke week for me
Especially since I was gonna get a tattoo on my forearm a day before and it being about Kobe

 

[tigo0240]

Glad to finally hear something.

 

[gwizzle]

so do y’all believe it yet?

 

[sdsualum]

This is good news. Let’s just hope Nike does right and mass produce these Kobes so fans can easily get their hands on them without having to resort to the secondary market

 

[gwizzle]

Just think about all the kobes that have been sitting in a warehouse since he passed
anyway I hope we all eat and I still can’t believe he is gone

Good luck to everybody besides resellers lol

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

The optimist in me believes that the reason they delayed releases after the Chaos Vs was to produce more shoes...

 

[urn0tlike]

Nothing in that statement has me think they made a ton of shoes. I don’t want to have to pay resale for Kobe’s.

 

[gwizzle]

Lol I have payed resale for a lot of kobes already!