The moment all of you sneakerheads have been waiting for is finally here, the Nike Kobe 9 has officially been unveiled to the sneaker world. Sporting a sleek high-top design that wraps the ankle, the Black Mambas ninth signature shoe is also equipped with Flyknit technology along with a carbon fiber midsole. Having clearly abandoned the low-top trend that inhabited quite a few of the more recent Kobe sigs, the Nike Kobe 9 is truly a masterful creation. According to Nikes very own Heidi Burgett, the inaugural “Masterpiece” colorway for the Kobe 9 is set to hit retailers on February 8th. From the looks of the photos below, Kobe season is steadily approaching. Check out your very first official look at what’s to come and be sure to drop us a line in the comments section below.
Lead #Kobe9 colorway is called the ‘Masterpiece’. Releases globally on Feb. 8, 2014.
— Heidi Burgett (@heidiburgett) December 4, 2013
Photos via Heidi Burgett
Ugly
Brock Hewtty Nicholas Roacho Carlos Valenzuela
Why not add a heel? Smh. A big Charles Barkley TURRIBLE to that
Nice shoes and the ankle protector
Achilles injury shoe…
This shoe has enough ankle support to make up for all his past shoes l0l
Fili Torres
? Kinda ugly
Look like mikes to me!!! Take away the swoosh and they the 23’s!! Not impressed!!
Im gettin them
Change his number to 24 now his shoe look like the 23!!! Dam Kobe get off mike dick
Support the Achilles heel!! Called it!!! No news to me..24 at da Door
Ugliest nikes ive ever seen which hurts to say as im nike crazy
Uhhhh….
boots
Awkward…bring back the huarache style
Ugly…
Jarre James Yup
???…
Gross
Jared Taylor
He Makin sure that ankle don’t get hurt
This over the lebron 11s. Even lebron doesn’t like his 11s. lol performance over style, idiots!
Boxing shoes!?!?!
Soooo ugly!
they said the same shyt bout the air jordan XX8 but guess what they still sold out! I’m copping for sure!
Why in the hell is the ankle support so high?
D boxeo
I like it.
This is for mamba for sure… Ain’t for the market..
they look like wrestling shoes lol i like the low top better
Kobe my dude but these r ugly
for the court not the streets
worst shoes i ever seen!!
My first reaction when I saw the leaked pics last week: Kobe switched to WBA? Liking them a lot, they’d look great in all-black!
Look like the mags
Copping them
Inspired bu manny pacquiao
ugh..he look like he wld waer dem shittz!
this is an evolution for our generation…… its great new styles are coming up…
Vans is better
Those r so Damn ugly all that money and he makes these
A lot like the Jordan #28’s not to shabby
yuck
ew.
They Ugly
Only it there short top
Dont like em
0_o
There ugly
SICK!
Butt
Lol Wtf is that
them are smexy
ugly asf
They look like knockoff jordans
Nike ruined the whole Kobe collection
Known known
Nice!!
Boxing shoes ahaha
They look straight might cop one exclusive pair before the drop the Kobe 10s gotta at least one
Lmao diz shoe is 4 kobe injury
Them joints gonna sell like hot cakes from a mom and pops diner….
Uhhhh no they look like sumthg a barbie doll would wear
Mad support….
Nah
Mean
Once they new colorways come out people will grow into them.
Ugly ass fuck
From low cut’s to sky cut’s. The highest sneaker ever!! Haha
Eww
Ang baduy
Boxing shoes! Fk
Pacman???
Inspired by Manny Pacquiao
Shavada Lyons
They are making them to where you can only play basketball in them .-.
looks like pacquiao’s boxing shoes.hahaha
What’s up with this… Kobes either to low or to high LOL
Kobe going all out with the ankle protection
Ugly
Look like shit!!!!
Ooohhhh (E40 voice*)
wtf is this?
ULTRA HIGHCUT
Chips
Kobe making high tops … ugly as hell … lol
Even if the film never existed it’s like Nike are just working their way towards real life Mags in 2015 with the shape
That’s right! Nice kikz plus ankle protect!
When do they come out and how much!!!
i love it. looks like a cross between a snowboot and sneakers. i think nike designed it this way to support kobe’s Achilles.
Those look weird
First Nike kobe that I might cop it’s thinking out the box on these
They’re made to help protect his injured foot,not to keep the fashion police off his ass! 1 thing for sure, you definitely can tell who buys shoes to hoop in and who buys them to look good in.
Yas Amerel
They r ugly as fuck! But look comfortable to ball in
Nasty as shit.
No no just no
Lebron all day
This is made for basketball not for casual wear
its not made for the so called swag that they rock nowadays, its 4 balling damn it, kids..
Kobe’s going snowboarding in those shoes lol
shits ugly
boxing shoes. …hahaha
Pretty shoe!..
As usual trying to copy mj’s high top. Nike knows how to market their products.
His next shoes to use to box vs sharkeisha !
Fugly socks with soles…smh
They are ugly
these mo fuglier than them LBJ’s
wrestling shoes
Looks like a boxing shoes whew”
Wtf lol
Justin Ronald
Yuck!
Garbage!!
I wanna hoop in these ……they comfortable as hell
The ankle support looks crazy but they look look like the Marty mcfly’s……
who goes from low top to wrestling shoe? ugly
Wow…
Touch of McFly :)
Next shoes of manny pacquiao…
Warren Matthewz
Normally don’t wear Kobe’s but I like these people just hating cause it’s not what they’re used to just like the new lebrons
Looking forward to an NSW/Lifestyle version
You people are fools. This Shit Is So Much Fire. Go put on some af1s if you want bland ass shoes.
Better get these Jordan Gladstone
That is fkn retarded. Joke
Maybe make a nice boxing shoe. I don’t care wat this joker ass weirdos say. Fkn ugly
Wtf
Masterpiece kobe 9
basketball shoes? Or should I say Boxing Shoes?
Let’s box
is this just for Kobe for his situation?
GAY
carbon fiber
Ugly lol
pacquiaos boxing shoes
Basketbal shoes
Nike ran out of ideas
Fuking ugly
if it was just about that nike would make them available….they are made for style as well…..it is made for casual wear also…this 2013 not 1956…..who wears tennis shoes and track shoe for the sport if u dont do none of it wtf are u talkin about….but i like them
shits is tough…can definetly rocc those
gotta wear em loose at the top let the jeans fall into them…fire
These will be the best shoes out…in the next two years…the technology in this shoe will be transcending….
exactly^ idk why most people even try to make that argument. especially those who probably have no skill in ball.
No, what I’m saying is when I was in high school 20 years ago the shoes I did buy to hoop in wasn’t bought to look good in.and no every pair of shoes I bought wasn’t for hooping.all I was saying was nike had comfort and support on their minds more than style.I have beem wearing Jordan since 85 and I have a 21yr old son so I know at 90% of people buy shoes to floss in!
All I was saying was nike was not thinking fashion when they was designing those shoes mr.simpson. and as for b ball skills!not even go start a conversation on that cuz me talking about something I did years ago is pointless!
cold
Jennifer Thomas
Uugghh ugly
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Is that a wrestling shoe MarioDevaughn Thomas?
no,its bball shoe..silly!
Bitch i just mite
Uglyyy shoes
Joshua Rijos
Esas estan mas pasables Carlos Javier
Es la misma pero diferente Angulo Joshua Rijos
I’m about to throw up, damn those shoes are ugly 8(
just stop, they would be hard without the top piece
everybody keeps talking about technology, nike just keeps finding cheaper ways to make these shoes and charge more and more because of their superstar athletes and hype. I mean a lunar foam insert? no zoom , no regular air no nothing? and charging 200 plus? gtfoh
Wtf
Jhon Lorence Derramas Ganito nlng tayo ? ano ?