{"id":352374,"date":"2013-12-09T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=352374"},"modified":"2022-09-16T18:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T23:55:46","slug":"kicks-on-court-black-mamba-returns-in-prelude-kobe-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kicks-on-court-black-mamba-returns-in-prelude-kobe-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicks On Court: The Black Mamba Returns in Prelude Kobe I"},"content":{"rendered":"

All eyes were on Kobe Bryant<\/strong> as he returned to the hardwood after rupturing his achilles tendon just eight months ago. His play after being out so long was obviously the focal point of his return to many onlookers, but an abundance were eager to see the pair of shoes he would choose for his return. While some expected to him to debut his ninth signature shoe, the Nike Kobe 9, Bryant opted – instead – to wear the Prelude Nike Kobe I<\/strong>, which pays tribute to his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors, the team in which the Lakers hosted tonight.<\/p>\n

The Prelude Nike Kobe I released this past Saturday in limited quantities on Nike.com and at select retailers in North America and Greater China. View detailed photos of Kobe Bryant’s return in the Prelude Kobe I by way of today’s edition of Kicks On Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kobe Bryant’s Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant wearing the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant shooting in the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant in the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Robert Sacre and Kobe Bryant in the Nike Kobe 8 and the Prelude Nike Kobe I, respectively\n

<\/p>\n Kobe Bryant wearing the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant and Julyan Stone (rear) in the Prelude Nike Kobe I and the Air Jordan 5 “3M,” respectively\n Kobe Bryant running out of the locker room in the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant in the Prelude Nike Kobe I\n Kobe Bryant’s locker\n Prelude Nike Kobe I\n

<\/p>\n Landry Fields and Nick Young in the Nike Kobe 8 and the Air Jordan XX ‘East’ Regional, respectively\n DeMar DeRozan and Wes Johnson in a Nike Kobe 8 ‘Pit Viper’ iD and the adidas Crazy 97, respectively\n Paul George and Kevin Durant in the Nike Hyperdunk 2013 and the Nike KD VI, respectively\n

<\/p>\n Jared Sullinger in the Air Jordan XX8\n James Harden and Arron Afflalo in the Nike Zoom Crusader and the adidas adiZero Crazy Light 3 Low, respectively\n Glen Davis in a Nike LeBron X PS Elite iD\n

<\/p>\n Amir Johnson in the Air Jordan 11 “Playoffs”\n Jason Maxiell and Dwight Howard in a Nike LeBron X iD and the adidas D Howard 4, respectively\n Thabo Sefolosha wearing the Nike Hyperdunk 2012 Low\n Josh Smith and LeBron James in the adidas Crazy Ghost and a Nike LeBron X PS Elite PE, respectively\n George Hill and Russell Westbrook in a PEAK PE and an Air Jordan XX8 SE PE, respectively\n Brandon Bass and Carmelo Anthony in the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier VII and a Jordan Melo 1.5 PE, respectively\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All eyes were on Kobe Bryant as he returned to the hardwood after rupturing his achilles tendon just eight months ago. His play after being out so long was obviously the focal point of his return to many onlookers, but an abundance were eager to see the pair of shoes he would choose for his return. While some expected to him to debut his ninth signature shoe, the Nike Kobe 9, Bryant opted – instead – to wear the Prelude Nike Kobe I, which pays tribute to his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors, the team in which the Lakers hosted tonight.<\/p>\n

The Prelude Nike Kobe I released this past Saturday in limited quantities on Nike.com and at select retailers in North America and Greater China. View detailed photos of Kobe Bryant’s return in the Prelude Kobe I by way of today’s edition of Kicks On Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":352389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[835],"tags":[1225551,93],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKicks On Court: The Black Mamba Returns in Prelude Kobe I | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Kicks On Court: The Black Mamba Returns in Prelude Kobe I shoes. 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