Commemorative Nike Kobe 5 Protros Lead This Week's Best Footwear Drops
Alongside Union’s new Jordan Brand capsule, Sean Wotherspoon’s Earth-centric adidas Superstars and much more.
Happy Mamba Week, HYPEBEAST footwear community, and happy belated birthday, Kobe Bryant. What’s normally an uneventful third week of August — except for National Dog Day — has become a celebration of one of the greatest players to ever grace the NBA hardwood, and this week’s release lineup is full of special Kobe styles plus collabs from heavy-hitters like Union, Kanye West and Sean Wotherspoon. Before we dive into all the goodness, however, let’s take a look back at last week’s goings-on.
Of course, the official announcement of Mamba Week and its five special Nike Kobe 5 Protro colorways was front and center. Basketball shoes took the main stage between the Mamba’s kicks and J.Cole’s third and fourth PUMA RS-Dreamer releases in less than a month, but it’s time to start thinking about boots as well — so HYPEBEAST rounded up a scintillating selection of the best leather boots for the days we can all go outside again.
With every passing week, 2020 looks more and more like the year of the Nike Dunk, and last week was no exception. On the Nike SB front, we were given our best look yet at the Dunk High “Strawberry Cough” and saw official images of the Air Jordan 1-inspired Dunk Low “Chicago,” a scintillating “J-Pack” style. On the Nike Sportswear front, the ladies were front and center with the announcement of the chopped-up Dunk Low Disrupt and a leak of a clean white and yellow pair.
Rounding things off, adidas company man Kanye West (somewhat) surprisingly showed his love for Nike ISPA’s Road Warrior during one of his Twitter binges. ISPA also revealed official images of its upcoming Tabi-toed Drifter. On the Jordan Brand front, the Air Jordan 5 “Black Grape” was the latest shoe to get golf-ified, and the quizzical Air Jordan Reign — a style that combines the Air Jordan 13 and Nike VaporMax 2020 — appeared in “Ash.” Hikers had a moment too, thanks to Snow Peak and New Balance’s weatherized “Niobium” capsule.
Caught up? Let’s dive directly into this week’…
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