Now is where it gets really fun. Adidas’ the KOBE basketball shoes hold a particularly special place in my heart. I would love to refrain from getting all gushy about anything, but these kicks are the only pair that I’ve ever owned every single colorway of. How can that look of the shoe not immediately [...]
Review: adidas Kobe Bryant KB8 II
They often say, “The sequel is never as good as the first”. While that may be true in many instances, that was not the case with the Adidas KB8 II, Kobe Bryant’s second signature basketball sneaker ever. These fierce looking bad boys were released during the infamous 1998-1999 lockout NBA season. You know, that season [...]
Review: adidas Kobe Bryant KB8
1996 was the year. Kobe Bryant, an audacious 17 year old basketball phenomenon hailing from Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed his first major shoe contract with Adidas – well, with the help of his parents of course. Oh and that contract was worth 48 million fresh pressed Washington bills to be paid [...]