John Kim 
The Sweet 16 round in our Sneaker News March Madness Nike Kobe tournament pushes forward with the East region. Yesterday, we announced the Sweet 16 competitors and opened the voting for the South region (which you can do below). Today features another awesome quartet of four Kobe bangers, with the HTM collaboration leading the way. Vote now – you have until Sunday, 11:59 PM EST to let your voice be heard!
Follow all the Sneaker News March Madness updates here.
MATCHUP #1
The introductory releases for the Kobe 9 Elite Low featured four awesome styles created by HTM – the “Gum” being the most celebrated. It goes up against another “What The” release that debuted in 2013.
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MATCHUP #2
The Kobe V Bruce Lee will fight tooth and nail to the top. It’s latest obstacle? The Kobe 8 “Prelude” that pulled off the upset against its fellow Prelude in the Kobe 2.
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…and in case you missed it, here are the polls for the SOUTH region of the Sweet 16 round.
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