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One of the most popular colorways of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI was the Christmas Day 2010 ‘Grinch’. That nickname quickly stuck to the colorway for its obvious ties to the holiday, but the ‘Grinch’ was actually intended to be a ‘Green Mamba’, a real-life neon-green member of the mamba snake family. For the Nike Zoom Kobe VII, Kobe Bryant’s predatorial spirit branches out further into the wild, touching on the fierce and powerful aspects of the Great White Shark and the Cheetah, both brandishing lightning-quick speed and an inherent specialty of the hunt. Rumored to be Kobe’s Christmas Day 2011 sneaker, the Nike Zoom Kobe VII Supreme ‘Cheetah’ features a Violet/Black upper skin adapting the cheetah’s signature spotted appearance. The midsole, 3-D heel, and ‘Attack Strong’ Sleeve take on Volt and Electric Green with red laces finishing off the color profile. The ‘Cheetah’ cohesively bonds the Christmas Day ‘Grinch’ motif with the wild nature of the cheetah to form one of the funkiest Kobe VII designs we’ve seen thus far. We’ve got a look at the heel with the cheetah logo after the jump, so take a look and let us know what you think. via taobao.
Nike Zoom Kobe VII Supreme
Violet Pop/Volt-Ink-Electric Green
488369-500
62 Responses to “Nike Zoom Kobe VII Supreme ‘Cheetah’”
December 11th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
These should be called "The Joker" like from batman
December 11th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
I hope he doesnt wear these with a lakers jersey though
December 11th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
im assuming these are the "chaos"?
December 11th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
what cheetah is purple and green?
December 11th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
all i wanna kno is why
December 11th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
these things are horrible! of course the hypebeast will line up and theyll sell though
December 11th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
this year kobe kicks are nothing but gimmicks! putting animals on the back heel is corny! what are we in preschool, next they putting flashing lights in them
December 11th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
I don't get it
December 11th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
i would get them if they were to come out in gs sizes
December 11th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
WHAT THE F*CK
December 11th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
why do they feel the need to put a tacky animal pic on the back…
December 11th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Oh hell no this is jungle book shit
December 11th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
EPIC FAIL!! I DON'T CARE WHAT NOBODY SAYS!! WHOEVER IS DESIGNING THESES KICKS NEEDS TO GET LOCKED OUT
December 11th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
ugly as hell
December 11th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
These are fireeeeeeee !!! These my be the best ones so far !!
December 11th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
a little flamboyant and flashy but these are sure to turn heads!
December 11th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
cheetahs arent purple
December 11th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Must be an endangered species
December 11th, 2011 at 3:25 pm
idk why people be hating just cuz its not the color of a real cheetah get over it shit man its going to be 2012 and all these haters will be the next ones saying "these are gaining on me" or "im starting to like these" haters
December 11th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I swear Jeremy Scott is behind all these horrible Kobes that keep comin out. This shoe is a joke!
December 11th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
What jersey would he wear these with then….
December 11th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
am I the only one who likes these?
December 11th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
FAIL
December 11th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Dont understand all the hate on the animals this year, pretty cool idea, especially the "Wolf" colorway. What I really don't understand is why this shoe is purple and green…
December 11th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Finally someone noticed I'll be callings these joints "panthers"
December 11th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
If you were on acid these would make perfect sense
December 11th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
nice concept…. remind me of the dragonball z cell customs
December 11th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
flat out sick!!! i am sold and count me in..i dont wanna start hype but i am sure HOH only…wanna see reg tongue aka play fast but must have for me!!! game on!!
December 11th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
love bright colors therfore love this shoe look amazingly comfortable def gonna cop well at least try with all the resellers out there its getting harder and harder
December 11th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Ugliest shoe ever made. It looks like a SuperSoaker.
December 11th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
haha LOL! Like Power Rangers haha
December 11th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Next thing you know they'll be putting snake print all over them.
December 11th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
…these are what the GRINCH wore when he stole X-MAS…yuck.
December 11th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Wait for better pics to really comment..
December 11th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
This made me vomit!
December 11th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
I've seen all of these hate comments about the design/color on the DB4s and i'm sure same thing will happen. sheeesh… smh…
December 11th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
supposedly he'll be wearing these on Xmas Day.
December 11th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
They'd be insanely dope without the cheetah print. That just throws it off though..if they wanted to make a cheetah inspired sneaker, they should have stuck with colors inspired by the animal..like the wolfs and shark kobes.
December 11th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Idk , you gotta talk to Dr.Suess about that lol
December 11th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
not horrible. weird concept, but a definite pass. christmas lineup lookin weak this year
December 11th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
how bout everybody calm down. everybody has some kid in em
December 11th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
im assuming you don't know how to read.
December 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
there dont even look like cheetahs, looks more like the Grinch gone drag . lol
December 11th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Say what you want, these will get people's attention.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:26 am
Actually kind of like these. Same colors used in the Grinches good stuff. The VII officially has grown on me
December 12th, 2011 at 12:28 am
the manufacturing of this shoe needs to be vetoed, due to "basketball reasons".
December 12th, 2011 at 12:33 am
i like the color but i dont like what going on in the purple part
December 12th, 2011 at 12:35 am
say what you want bout em… but jus wait till we get better pics of em. HEAT
December 12th, 2011 at 3:03 am
Best color way of this model so far. No my color scheme but the design is tuff. I think it would have been a much better shoe in a real cheetah color way though.
December 12th, 2011 at 5:17 am
This horrible color could generate 48 posts?? Then Jeremy Scott's can do much more!
December 12th, 2011 at 5:48 am
Of course fools will be calling them heat anything limited that you won't see in every store is heat no matter how ugly smh. You same idiots are the reason these colors continue to get release. Btw incase most of you guys are blind there is a cheetah on the back tab heance the nickname.
December 12th, 2011 at 7:36 am
bet Kobe gonna shoto 30fg% with these on LOL
December 12th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Purple for Lakers, green and red for Christmas – Nike rep
December 12th, 2011 at 10:41 am
Nah, I happen to like these alot…
December 12th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
These are the Year of The Dragon kobes and they come out next year
December 12th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
enjoy kobe dick riders
December 12th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
IM DOWN #PHUCCAHATER…ILL WEAR THESE AROUND MY CITY….ALL I HEAR I DONT LIKE THIS AND I DONT LIKE THIS.WHO GIVEZ A PHUCC WHAT YALL LIKE? HALF OF YALL STILL BUY IT AT THE END OF DA DAY….#KOBE7XMAS SHOE IM IN…
December 12th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
dope as hell to me,I wear what I like,if you don't like em,GTFOH internet critics/keyboard killers,its a cool concept on a shoe thats pushing the envelope,I can't wait to see the courtside sitters,rockin em,waiting to see The Mamba in em!
December 13th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Actually the worst thing about em, the red laces IMO
December 14th, 2011 at 11:09 am
I Would call these the joker's , "Batman" ,but these are fire
December 19th, 2011 at 12:47 am
Panthers aren't purple either…
January 11th, 2012 at 1:02 am
there's a story behind it you dumb ass, there not just animals behind it there predators, cheetah, great white shark, etc. you dont see any damn gold fish on the back do you. smh lame ass nigga