The Nike Kobe 5 Protro in the "Year of the Mamba" colorway. / Nike The Nike Kobe 5 Protro "Year of the Mamba" is dropping at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 9. Online shoppers can try to buy ...

The upcoming Lunar New Year-themed Kobe 5 releases are part of a larger Nike "Year of the Mamba" footwear and apparel collection that will drop soon. We've already learned that the "Eggplant" Kobe 5 ...

Vanessa Bryant is writing a book highlighting 100-plus murals that honor her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna, who died in ...

The Swoosh label is expanding Kobe Bryant’s sneaker collection with the launch of the upcoming Nike Kobe 5 Protro “Year of the Mamba.” The upcoming sneaker is entirely decked in an Eggplant ...

Update: It looks like Nike Basketball is starting its Lunar New Year celebration earlier than anticipated as the “Eggplant” version of the Kobe 5 Protro “Year of the Mamba” is now expected ...

Five years after the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, the sports world paid tribute to them.

At the heart of the collection is the Kobe 5 Protro “Year of Mamba,” featuring advanced basketball innovations like a forefoot Zoom Air unit and Protro midfoot foam. Its iridescent “Eggplant ...

Looking back on Kobe and Gianna Bryant's lives and legacies before they were tragically killed in a helicopter crash on ...

Five years ago, the world lost baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and their daughter Alyssa; NBA legend Kobe ...

The Lakers shared a message that many fans around the globe were thinking on the fifth anniversary of Kobe and Gigi Bryant's ...

UPDATE (01/02): Nike has confirmed that the first "Year of the Mamba" Kobe 5 Protro style, in the "Eggplant" colorway, will launch on Jan. 9 via SNKRS for $200. Scroll on for a closer look at the ...

NBA legend Kobe Bryant enjoyed global popularity. The Los Angeles Lakers legend was beloved in all corners of the world, perhaps nowhere more so than in China. During the heyday of Nike Basketball ...