Matt Varga It’s easy to forget given their shimmering history since then, but the Lakers can’t be extricated from Minneapolis, their initial home and one that got the franchise off to a winning start with five championships. Some 40 years after the move, Kobe Bryant would add his own five championships to the franchise’s ledger. This Fall, the Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low “Linen” presents an opportunity to blend those two legacies.
Of course, in these intial reports of the upcoming release, info is scant — only a color combo of “Linen/University Blue” is concrete at this stage. However, going off of the two previous Air Force 1 releases, the Laker lineage clearly weighs heavy on this burgeoning collab series, and spinning off from the black and gold into Minneapolis blue would be a fitting way to expand its reach. Though the combination leads us to believe that the overall colorway should be easily digestible, that the textured Sheath-laden upper of the 2024 “Black” edition showcases how Swoosh designers are willing to elevate otherwise simplistic fare with unexpected, off-the-beaten path detailing.
Expect the Kobe Bryant Nike Air Force 1 “Linen” to release for the Fall 2025 shopping season, which would place a release date somewhere between July and September.
WHERE TO BUY
Mens Nike Air Force 1 Low
US 11/01/2025 Saturday
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Initial report and above mock-up images via SneakerMarket.ro.
