Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Cheetah” – Release Reminder

Nike has already tried working in snake-skin on a basketball shoe before – the Air Python on 1987 to be exact. Of course the Pythons and the Mambas don’t have much in common, although the Kobe should be credited for making the unique snake shell upper into a functional feature rather than one for glitz and glamour. The Kobe VI was first to introduce the snakeskin upper (given the scaly appearance thanks to TPU bits on the upper), but the VII took it to another level by making the material

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