Frankly, it’s about time. When the Nike Zoom Kobe IV debuted in grand fashion last December, we saw a huge spread of colourways. It was unprecedented at the time, but we had no clue that we’d see that collection dwarfed by the sum total of drops. In fact, there may have been more ZK4s released since the NBA Finals ended in June than there were of the first five Air Jordans in all their OG colourways(!). With this as the backdrop, it’s no surprise to see the latest from KB24 in a bunch of colours already.
The Nike Zoom Kobe V (5) has emerged just as NBA teams begin their pre-season schedules. We see it above in five different colourways. Aside from the blue and gold pair on the far left of that diagonal lineup, they all follow the ZK4 trend of offering slight differences in colour blocking and application but all use the LA Lakers purple, gold and black, sometimes adding balance with whites and greys/silvers. Possibly the most interesing feature in this year’s model is actually the omission of Flywire. Then again, the multi-coloured carbon fiber that wraps the ankles is quite impressive. Take a look at all five editions after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for the latest in Nike Zoom Kobe V release info. via HoopChina
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October 5th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
somebody please ask nike for me why kobe keeps gettin trash and lebron gets fire and kobe got 4 rings and lebron got none and these look like some cheap ass kobe 4s like
October 5th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Nike Hype machine with Lebron. Got to get the investment back and he just hasn’t delivered.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
with these kobe will get another ring.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
@jizzle
It’s simple… Lebron is the Future while Kobe is just nearing his last playing days & Nike is trying to get as much as they can get out of him before he calls it quit… now as far as the shoes, two thumbs down!!! Looks EXTREMELY cheap without the flywire. Kobe should boycott these for the beginning of the season & make Nike get it right!!!! or just rock different colors of the ZK4’s.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
hate them
October 5th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
those r fake… if u look at the 1s kobe wore they had flywire on them
October 5th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
4 peat lakers r the present
October 6th, 2009 at 12:02 am
i won’t have to buy a lot of kobes this year. may be couple and that’s a maybe. Basically if its all like this, i don’t think i will get any lol. Damn Nike i was really excited to see some fresh kobes and this is def a knock off of the IV’S. But hey i guess some others might like it but i am not impress at all.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:16 am
FXXK THE FAKE…MADE IN CHIXA
October 6th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Thank Nike to save us money!
October 6th, 2009 at 12:40 am
this aint over guys til it drops at footlocker hold your hopes this are teasers.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:50 am
I cant hate on these….i kinda like them..they look futuristic…and im sure they play well….but why the hell does nike keep givin lebron and kobe bigger swooshes on their shoes?
October 6th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Other than the swoosh this shoes looks like PEAK brand shoes… Cheap, cheap, cheap
October 6th, 2009 at 2:28 am
those are fake shoes from taobao.com
those on hoopchina means these shoes are so powerful that we shared the picture to discuss
they are not the real ones…
my poor english….
囧rz
October 6th, 2009 at 3:41 am
NFW??
October 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am
this shoe is absolutely whack,, what’s wrong with nike….
don’t put this garbage shoe on kobe…
cheap..
October 7th, 2009 at 1:48 am
its an obvious fake
October 8th, 2009 at 2:37 am
kamikaze, the ones that kobe wore during the pre-season game was zoom kobe 4 gradient and i think it’s gonna come out soon @ a footlocker near you..
onto the shoes:
ahmmmm… looks like prototypes to me..
October 15th, 2009 at 7:42 am
what da this shoe is very ugly
November 20th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
these are fake.. the real ones have some kind of patent leather and snake skin.. all of these are fake..
December 31st, 2009 at 12:28 am
da kobe 5’s r insain dey luk crazy jus az all kobe sneakers do guess itz time to save up money for these jawnz.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:13 am
i like kobe 4 better..kobe 5 was over designed!!!!! like your in the 80’s or highschool…
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
piki man na ooi
in english
it's fake
in chinese
made in china class A