Matt Varga The Nike x Kobe Bryant “Siempre Hermanos” pack releases on April 24th, delivering a Nike Kobe 8 EXT Protro and Nike Air Force 1 Low Protro. The paired performance and lifestyle versions retail at $200 and $150, respectively.
Nike’s SNKRS platform, as always, will be dropping pairs, but select retail partners will also have stock. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all of those stockists within our “Where To Buy” widgets below. Check there upon release for direct pick-up links where applicable. Scroll further for multiple looks at either pair, and beyond that for our original analysis of this Pau Gasol-centric set.
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Mens Nike Kobe 8 EXT "Siempre Hermanos"
US 04/24/2026 Friday
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| Nike SNKRS | Standard | Check Site |
| Sneaker Politics | EQL | EQL |
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Mens Nike Air Force 1 Low "Siempre Hermanos"
US 04/24/2026 Friday
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| TAKOUT NY | Standard | Check Site |
Official Images Of The Nike “Siempre Hermanos” Pack (Kobe 8 and Air Force 1 Low)
Additional Images (Sneaker Politics)
It’s one of the core texts in recalling Kobe Bryant’s crazed dedication to the game of basketball: despite having counted on the Spaniard through an NBA Finals run just months earlier, Kobe Bryant took every ounce of ferocity to Pau Gasol once he swapped a Lakers jersey for a Team USA kit. As that anecdote has become a canonized piece of “Kobe lore,” it’s easy to forget that the former Grizzly proved one of Bean’s defining running mates, a connection that far transcended the NBA hardwood.
More granularly, the Nike “Siempre Hermanos” collection, uniting the Kobe 8 EXT and Air Force 1 Low Protro, comes from a specific moment in that friendship. At a 2012 Lakers charity auction, the two found themselves in a bidding war for the racehorse “Siempre Mio,” eventually coming to an agreement to split ownership of the steed. In a real “who’s who” collision of equestrian equity, Siempre Mio would lose its debut race and eventually change hands to Saints quarterback Drew Brees, but that’s a narrative seed for a different day.
In adapting that slice of their relationship, the Nike Kobe 8 EXT takes a page out of lifestyle’s book, outfitting the performance icon in light beige suede with a pink-to-blue gradient in its translucent outsole. A horseshoe dubrae, brown trim, and beige contrast stitch at the heel all play into the tacit “cowboy” angle at work. For the Air Force 1 Low Protro, that palette remains in broad strokes, but it charts its own path with a pony hair Swoosh and an extension of those debossed stitches at the rear of its design. Finally, the drop-in midsoles that make good on the Protro title swap between the usual Sheath logo and a true-to-life adaptation of a brown stallion.
The Nike “Siempre Hermanos” capsule of the Kobe 8 EXT and Air Force 1 Low Protro is set to release on April 24th. Retail pricing hasn’t come to light just yet, but watch this page and our Sneaker Release Dates page for updates.
