Look: Nike unveils new Kobe A.D.
Kobe Bryant's first post-retirement signature shoe is here.
The Lakers legend joined Nike to unveil the Kobe A.D. (A.D. as in After Death) in Los Angeles on Tuesday, modeling the sneakers and answering questions from the media.
First look at the Nike Kobe A.D. releasing November 21 for $160 pic.twitter.com/8Eu1xEyNUh
— B/R Kicks (@br_kicks) November 1, 2016
.@kobebryant on the inspiration behind the Kobe A.D. pic.twitter.com/16eZs8iR4R
— Drew Ruiz (@DrewRuiz90) November 1, 2016
Kobe rocking the Kobe A.D. on stage. The background and ambience here is crazy. #kobead pic.twitter.com/sJ46giJ6wY
— Jacques Slade (@kustoo) November 1, 2016
The death theme was incorporated, as the unveiling included a candlelit vigil for Bryant's career:
There are these displays of his photos and black basketballs and shoes and hats pic.twitter.com/ehLBoyK6E2
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) November 1, 2016
They even have little Kobe action figures in this. pic.twitter.com/k33WHN9Khh
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) November 1, 2016
They're having people sign this book for Kobe as he stares at you from this curtain pic.twitter.com/t5pFWEPq1Q
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) November 1, 2016
did kobe die pic.twitter.com/ccBCsFdRAm
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) November 1, 2016