Aaron Hope 
Kobe Bryant is leading the NBA in scoring so far in this compressed regular season, and has been sufficiently impressive in the young year that his one-time teammate and longtime rival Shaquille O’Neal conceded that the Black Mamba is indeed the greatest Laker in history. Kobe eclipsed Shaq for fifth on the all-time scoring list last night, just over a week after passing Jerry West for the Lakers franchise points record, and will tie another mark in about the same amount of time when he makes a fourteenth consecutive All-Star appearance. Kobe is a phenomenon that no one shoe can contain, so even when the Kobe VII System has more options than ever, takedown models like the Nike Zoom Kobe Venomenon II pictured above provide a variety of entry points for the massive and still growing Asia-Pacific basketball market where these have historically been limited. How do these compare to last year’s Venomenon debut, Kobe’s Dream Season or KB24 models, or any of LeBron James’ secondary sigs? via taobao
