Nike Kobe 6 Protro - Grinch (2020)

Product Description

Nike opened a new chapter at the end of 2020 and refreshed the Kobe 6 design with the Nike Kobe 6 Protro Grinch. The Kobe 6 Grinch originally debuted in 2010 when Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers faced LeBron James’ Miami Heat in a legendary match up on Christmas Day. This is the first Kobe 6 to receive the Kobe Protro treatment, a design process that takes classic Kobe designs and updates them with modern tech for improved performance.

Protro, or performance retro, is an idea first conceptualized by Kobe to combine the original design elements of the classic Kobe sneaker with modern-day performance technology. When Nike first presented the concept of a retro launch concept to Kobe, he urged them to instead insert modern Nike innovation into the retro silhouette to allow hoopers to be their best on-court selves.

"[Kobe] was always trying to figure out what he could do to be that 1% better than everybody else and have that competitive advantage", said Bronson Yim, Kobe footwear product manager at Nike. "So when it comes to our shoes, we want to make sure that we're replicating that and honoring that and that change".

With every Protro, the updates to the original designs are intentionally incremental while maintaining the external design from the original models, stitch for stitch. Just as Kobe was known for his strong attention to detail, Nike product designers are laser-focused in their approach, carefully upgrading the original shoe with modern-day technologies, including improvements in cushioning, traction, weight reduction and overall durability.

At a first glance, the Nike Kobe 6 Grinch looks identically like the OG pair from 2010: it features a Green Apple and Volt textured, snake-inspired upper as a tribute to Kobe’s Black Mamba moniker. A black Swoosh, red Kobe branding on the tongue, and green translucent outsole accentuate the shoe’s reptile theme. But, because this is a Protro, there are some differences. The updated Kobe 6 Grinch arrives with a more responsive Zoom Air cushioning system and scaled-down traction for an improved court feel. The silhouette shape is even altered to provide a lower, sleeker fit.

SKU: CW2190 300
Colorway: Green Apple/Black/Volt/Crimson
 

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