- Oct 24, 2010
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Heard from a little birdie these are coming 
NIKE Kobe VIII PROTRO - 2023
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AIR J XIII
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- Nov 11, 2002
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Late ‘23
- Jan 30, 2002
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Can't wait to not get 'em 
- Aug 9, 2014
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Need to know if they’re retooling the drop in lunar midsole
- Sep 17, 2016
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- Jan 22, 2007
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Prob just get a react drop in midsole. Love the 8 looks wise, but very much dislike drop in midsoles. No shot they switch that up though. I’ll be in for sulfers and/or fades only.
- Sep 17, 2016
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flightposite 3 and lebron 4 had zoom attached to the insoles so it can be done.
- Jan 22, 2007
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Def can be done but I just doubt they do it.
- Aug 3, 2013
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Yo I’m HERE FOR THESE, I hope they do come back
- Oct 24, 2010
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Even if I’m unhappy with the drop in midsole retooling….. purple fades are mandatory
Hopefully they make em attainable. Vanessa are you reading this? Lol
Hopefully they make em attainable. Vanessa are you reading this? Lol
- Aug 3, 2013
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Purple Fades (gradient, whatev) would be a very welcomed return. I remember this model being infamous for not having a true Laker colorway lol. I’m still here for these.
- May 30, 2018
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could be react lol
- Apr 22, 2012
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YES!
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- May 30, 2018
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Fall of 23? Starting to get the feeling that 99% of us will never be buying a new Kobe sneaker again unless it's in a form of a NFT. Weren't these to be 'Protros' rather than 'retro' because they would still be a contemporary signature (ex: people, kids actually playing in them, wearing them casually, etc)?
Pro players wearing these in the future (in the form of PEs) benefit from new tech, but it really doesn't affect the rest of all that much on Instagram.
I think an opinion was formed that if this line was ever produced in numbers again, they would eventually sit in large numbers. Seems like the value in the line is now viewed as brand marketing.
People/fans who want to buy Kobes in some resemblance of how they could in the past would have probably been much better off if they were produced by another company w/o the swoosh on the side of them.
An OC, Cloak, Beethoven, Chaos, etc, w/o a swoosh that could be purchased and worn for less than $1K is a lot better than none at all.
Pro players wearing these in the future (in the form of PEs) benefit from new tech, but it really doesn't affect the rest of all that much on Instagram.
I think an opinion was formed that if this line was ever produced in numbers again, they would eventually sit in large numbers. Seems like the value in the line is now viewed as brand marketing.
People/fans who want to buy Kobes in some resemblance of how they could in the past would have probably been much better off if they were produced by another company w/o the swoosh on the side of them.
An OC, Cloak, Beethoven, Chaos, etc, w/o a swoosh that could be purchased and worn for less than $1K is a lot better than none at all.
- Apr 19, 2005
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Got my pair early! Went straight to foot!!
- May 30, 2018
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- Sep 5, 2010
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Would love a pair of Sulfurs or these:
- Jan 10, 2016
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One of the worst colorways 
never could get down with those goofy spikes. Didn’t that plastic overlay turn yellow too?
never could get down with those goofy spikes. Didn’t that plastic overlay turn yellow too?
- Feb 9, 2008
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That’s the one pair I didn’t really care for. Bought a pair for my ex, they aged horribly.
- Jan 22, 2007
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Gotta be a joke with that colorway.
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