John Kim 
The Sneaker News March Madness Nike Kobe tournament swings to the opposite coast as we open up the East bracket for voting. Leading the way for this stacked region is the Nike Kobe 9 Elite Low HTM, one of four uber-limited releases that made the Kobe 9 Elite such a massively popular shoe. Other notables include the 2-seed Bruce Lees, the Prelude 2s, and five other great Nike Kobes that make the voting more difficult! The polls are just below so get to voting!
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The gum-soled HTM Kobe 9s go up against the only “BHM” colorway of the entire tournament.
Kobe’s love for Bruce Lee and one of his All-Star moments go head to head here.
It’s Prelude vs. Prelude – does the 8 have what it takes to overtake the 2?
The colorful “What The” Kobe 8 goes up against the Orange County colorway of the LA Pack.
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..,and in case you missed it, here are the polls for the Midwest and East regions that were launched on earlier this week. Vote if you haven’t!
Is the first “What The” Kobe sneaker the clear-cut winner? It goes up against the Kobe 3 “Prelude”.
One of the toughest Nike Kobe finds in the “Barcelona” goes up against the Joker-inspired “Chaos”.
The “Big Stage” celebrated Kobe Bryant’s NBA Championship in 2010. Will the super-limited NRG joint pull off the upset?
One of the more celebrated “Prelude” releases matches up against the first-ever Nike Kobe signature shoe.
The #1 seed “Grinch”, a heavy favorite to win the entire tournament, goes up against the Kobe 8 Prelude.
The stylish soccer-inspired Mambacurials take on the original Kobe 2 colorway known as
the “Orca”.
This early collaboration with NYC artist “Stash” takes on the “Carpe Diem” colorway of the Kobe IV.
The coinflip in this region is this match-up between the Beethoven 9s and the Christmas 7s.
