Nike Kobe 8 Protro ‘Duke’ White Blue

Description

As part of the new Nike Mamba Program, Duke University is set to be treated to special footwear for its men’s and women’s basketball teams each year.

This pair utilizes a white base with blue Swooshes and Kobe branding at the heel as the Duke logo arrives at the tongue.

About Kobe Bryant

• In 1996, 17-year-old Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets. He didn’t play a single game with that team, though, as he immediately got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac, the Californian team’s center during that time.
• Kobe never lost a game while playing for Team USA. By the end of his US career, he had won 36 games, 16 of which were in the Olympics.
• Aside from English, Kobe was also fluent in Italian, which he learned while living in Italy as a child.
• Kobe also learned to speak Spanish by watching telenovelas with his Mexican-American wife and mother-in-law.
• Kobe and his wife Vanessa had four daughters: Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, and Capri.