The Closest We've Got to a "Lower Merion" Kobe 9

A Kobe 9 colorway that comes close to the "Lower Merion" palette.

by Brendan Dunne

The "Lower Merion Aces" looks paying tribute to Kobe's high school career have become standard for the Nike Kobe line.

This new pair in deep garnet and metallic gold might be the closest we'll get to that for the Kobe 9, a model that's been slow to pick up on that particular homage palette. The deep garnet ends up pretty close to that school's shade of maroon, and there's a 1996 hit on the tongue that we can only assume is a reference to the year of Kobe's graduation. Enjoy some images for this new Kobe 9 in GS form and grab them early on eBay if you can't wait for the December 13th release date.

Nike Kobe 9 EM GS

Release Date:
12/13/14

Color: Deep Garnet/Metallic Gold

Style #: 653593-601