Where To Buy The Nike Kobe 9 Elite Protro “Halo”

2024-08-23

The Nike Kobe 9 Elite Protro “Halo” releases on August 23rd, arriving in men’s & GS sizing ($240 & $120, respectively.) This ushers the Kobe 9 into the Protro program, marking the model’s first release since its original run in 2015. Reprising the all-white commemorative colorway that dawned on the Kobe 8 last year, the silhouette is also retooled for this new introduction to market, sporting Nike React in the midsole and new exterior grip underfoot.

When it was first introduced in 2014, the Kobe 9 was one of the biggest swings in the Mamba’s signature line. Ditching the low-cut height that had stretched from the Kobe 4 through the Kobe 8, the new mid-cut was initially divisive but has grown into a cult classic since its original time on the shelves. On a strategic level, the mid-decade introduction placed the Kobe 9 at the absolute height of Flyknit, Nike’s foremost technological advancement of that era, that mimicked throughout the industry in the years that followed.

As for this pair, the all-white colorway is only interrupted by a black carbon fiber shank and heel counter, the silhouette’s foremost stability option. It reprises the “Halo” colorway introduced with 2023’s Kobe 8 release, an aesthetic trending towards becoming tradition on every August 23rd (the late Bryant’s birthday.) Down the line, the ninth entry will reappear with drops like the Kobe 9 “Gift of Mamba” and the Kobe 9 “Christmas,” each naturally set to release this Holiday season.

Forward from: https://sneakernews.com/2024/08/21/nike-kobe-9-halo-elite-store-list/