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Best Nike Kobe Shoes 2026

Legends never die: a sentiment that directly applies to the late Kobe Bryant , who passed away in January 2020 but continues to be regarded, and remembered, as one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history. One way the 18-time All-Star, who put in two decades with the Los Angeles Lakers, lives on in the present day? Through none other than his circa-2003 Nike partnership , after Bryant’s wife Vanessa decided to extend his contract posthumously in 2022. (Following the announcement of the two-time Olympic gold medalist’s death, all in-stock Nike Kobe shoes promptly sold out.)

After concluding his sneaker free agency, Bryant signed with Nike in 2003. Their collaboration kicked off with a Nike Zoom Kobe I shoe, a high-top style.…