At this point we have had glimpses of various parts from the Nike Zoom Kobe VI. While all of these teaser images are great, we would like to see more of the shoe. Today we bring you a special look at a sample pair of ZKVI in the ‘Inline’ colorway. This is not the final product; it is an early production sample of the shoe.

The Nike Kobe line has garnered a lot of respect & attention since the introduction of the ZKIV, and rightfully so. This is both good and bad. While it’s great to see a great performance ready shoe, it also attracts other manufacturers to produce fakes of the popular product. As mentioned before, we have only had glimpses of the highly anticipated ZKVI… yet manufacturers of counterfeit products have already started to produce the unseen product. This is something that hasn’t been done since the Air Jordan line.

After the jump you will see the authentic sample pair as well as a counterfeit pair in an away colorway. Don’t be fooled if you see the counterfeit product available online, while they are close to what is to come they are still cheap knock offs of the original. We are bringing this information to your attention with the intention of keeping you up to date with product knowledge on authentic kicks.

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Authentic Zoom Kobe VI Sample

FAKE Zoom Kobe VI

After debuting the Nike Zoom Kobe IV (4) “Venom” in his last game, Kobe Bryant is back at it again and is rocking a new colorway of the Nike ZKIV this time. This colorway seems to be extremely similar to the Carpe Diem colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe IV which is set to drop on January 17th, 2009. On another note, Kobe Bryant has seen much personal success while rocking his new low-top sneaker which is exhibited by the 41 points Kobe dropped against the Orlando Magic last night. As for the Los Angeles Lakers as a team, they are 0-2 since Kobe has started wearing his newest signature sneaker on the courts. Will Kobe continue to rock the Nike Zoom Kobe IV? Will the L.A. Lakers continue to lose? Stay tuned for the next installment of “On Court” to find out. Pics via Yahoo Sports.