Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Posted by Alex Kroviak | Sep 3, 2009
The Zoom Kobe IV has been a staple of Nike and Kobe’s arsenal for some time now. With the original colorways, the limited editions and the new team options, one might not think there’d be any more colors to use or achievements to highlight. Well, it looks like that would be a poor assumption to make, as pics have surfaced recently of this Kobe IV Championship/Gold Medal sneaker. This model still uses the familiar Flywire technology in white and gold, laid next to a white leather toe and heel. Two areas pay tribute to Kobe’s “Black Mamba” nickname, seen in the snake logo on the insides and snakeskin wrapping around the heel. The snakeskin is gold on the outsides, fading into red on the insides of each shoe. On the heel, where we’re accustomed to seeing Kobe’s number “24,” this model breaks from form, partly, as one features his Olympic number (10). The two-number trick is used on the insoles, too. Finally, the outsoles are blue, keeping with the red, white and blue (and gold) theme we’ve seen on Olympic shoes before. It’s unlikely that these will ever make it to production, especially a year after the U.S. captured gold and months after Kobe got his fourth ring, but these are still an innovative and fitting tribute. Click here for more pics. |
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Nike Zoom Kobe IV NBA Championship/Gold Medal
Sep 7, 2009 at 9:02 am
not feeling these
Sep 4, 2009 at 2:09 pm
man all yall some haters u hate kobe because he destroys all of ur teams and ur favorite player idolizes kobes greatness KB24 ALL THE WE WE CHAMPS AGAIN BABY NO SHAQ NO ROBERT HORRY NOW BREAK UM OFF KOBE BREAK OFF HE THE KING HE HAS THE VICTORY AND THE GLORY “LIL WAYNE” SAID THAT! KEEP HATIN
Sep 4, 2009 at 10:28 am
SICK SHOE SHOW SOME RESPECT HATEAS
Sep 4, 2009 at 4:44 am
Hot colourway, shoe is ugly, these will go off down under though.
Sep 4, 2009 at 1:44 am
fierce
Sep 3, 2009 at 11:07 pm
can they please stop with all these colorways?!!
nice concept, but they should’ve put it on a casual shoe, not a basketball shoe
Sep 3, 2009 at 8:39 pm
this are clean, simplify and its kobe… def copped
Sep 3, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Kobe IV are so fugly.
Sep 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Hey haters!
Sep 3, 2009 at 5:13 pm
they aight
Sep 3, 2009 at 5:02 pm
This like all the rest are ok. This is not a classic shoe! Kobe is a champion, I can’t take that away but his kicks are not!
Sep 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Anything on the Kobe IV works.
(Lebron sucks)
Sep 3, 2009 at 4:44 pm
replace all the red with gold. fill the swooshes with gold. make the contrast stitching on the collar gold. make the laces that weird “kobe” style with white and gold then it’ll look good.
Sep 3, 2009 at 4:26 pm
disgusting!! why aren’t yall bashing these cr@ps like the lebrons, if I see one more colorway of these ugly a$$ shoes i’m gonna get a fukk Kobe tat
Sep 3, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I have not bought one single pair of the KBIV, but I’d swoop these up in NY minute!
These would like nice with my USA Olympic team authentic shorts.
Sep 3, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Not repping Kobe at all. These are beyond WACK.
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Dig the snake logo but dats about it
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This is decent
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm
THEY SHOULD RELEASE THESEEEEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THESE ARE HOT!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Uggllyy! Dang Kobe is so whack..!
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I like the designs on the shoe like the snake skin pattern, but the shoe as a whole is ugly.
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Very hott!!!!!
Sep 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm
i like the concept here