words by Nick DePaula
The two colorways of the Nike Hyperdunk that Kobe Bryant wore to end the regular season will indeed be releasing in the very near future, in limited numbers online and in New York. Both the home Purple/Canyon Gold colorway worn against the San Antonio Spurs and the away Black/Canyon Gold colorway worn versus the LA Clippers will be releasing May 15th online on Kobe’s KB24.com website, as well as at New York’s House Of Hoops flagship store located in Harlem for $125.
The Hyperdunk weighs in at just 12 ounces in a size 9, among the lightest basketball shoes ever produced by Nike with the likes of the Flight Lite II and the Hyperflight. The performance monster features Nike’s two newest technologies, Flywire paneling along the upper for lightweight containment as well as Lunar Foam embedded within the forefoot for lightweight cushioning. Over eleven Team Bank colorways will be releasing later this fall nationwide for $110 at retail, and several lifestyle-inspired colorways will be releasing on a more limited basis. The home and away colorways worn by Bryant will be the first available versions to purchase of the Hyperdunk, several months before the next list of colorways will be launched.
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May 10th, 2008 at 1:16 am
FINALLY; KOBE GETS A HALF DECENT SHOE; STILL UGLY BUT BETTER THAN WHAT NIKE HAS BEEN GIVING HIM
May 10th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Lebron shoes look and are better than kobes. kobes just look like a regular nike basketball shoe. yeah they may feel good but you get the same from lebrons and lebrons have more lockdown.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I CANT WAIT TILL THIS SHOE COMES OUT
May 11th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
where can i get it. i’m from the east coast.
May 11th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
that’s what i’m talkin about! the black, gold & purple is a true mark of an assasin!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am
It is May 15th..How come these aren’t up on his website yet? And no one in the kb24.com forums has heard anything either…
May 15th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Update I received from Eric Marentette @ kb24 store. “Rumors are not true, at least regarding the store at KB24.com. Sorry. We have not recieved our shipment of Hyperdunks.”
SIGH.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
The black ones are what laker and kobe fans have been waitin for, especially with that patent leather toe