Cheap KD 9 began to unveil their #NBArank of the ‘All-Time Kicks.’ For the Los Angeles Lakers, the shoe culture was dominated over the past two decades by Kobe Bryant.His sneaker history began with Adidas, is carrying forward with Nike, and has featured several pairs of transcendent and iconic shoes. Bryant, along with other athletes of the Nike shoe family, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, figure to factor prominently in ESPN’s ranking.The trio each placed one shoe in the first unveiling (Nos. 21-30), with Bryant leading the pack with three pairs.
Latest Jordans 2017 was located adjacent to Staples Center, raffled two limited colorways. Next for Bryant on the #NBArank list is his Adidas KB8 at No. 22.Bryant’s first signature shoe is often remembered for the colorway (included below) he wore during the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden.Over recent years Adidas has re-released the famed shoe, though under the ‘Crazy 8’ moniker, due to Bryant now being under contract with Nike. Lastly, the Nike Zoom Kobe V was placed No. 21 on the all-time list.The Nike Kobe XI Elite, the last Bryant wore on-court, was among the shoes listed as an honorable mention by ESPN.
Jordans For Cheap was lower and lighter than its predecessor, the Nike Zoom Kobe IV, and drew inspiration from soccer athletes. While the Kobe V was first released in Lakers-centric colorway, it became most famous for the ‘Big Stage’ iterations that Bryant wore against the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals.Injuries have been an issue for the Los Angeles Lakers all season. Nearly every rotation player has missed at least some time due to injury with some of those missing significant time.One of those players was point guard D’Angelo Russell who missed 13 games due to knee issues and needing a PRP injection in that knee. Now the Lakers will be without Russell again.
