September 11, 2001 marked the most disastrous terrorist event to ever occur on American soil. And what followed the attacks on The Pentagon and World Trade Center was definitely special. An unwayvering sense of pride and Patriotism was displayed by athletes, public figures, and average joes alike. Among the aforementioned groups was Kobe Bryant, the electric do-it-all guard for the Los Angeles Lakers wore a pair of Americanized Kobe II’s when he was with adidas. The shoe was later seen on LeBron James, and one of the twelve pairs said to be existence now belongs to my friend Nick DePaula at Sole Collector. More images after the jump!
August 25th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Teddy "Doowop" says:
I understand the purpose of them and what not, but those are some of the ugliest joints ever!!hahaa
August 25th, 2008 at 10:27 am
40 cal says:
the spaceships, holy ****, thats when kobe had that horrible afro that looked like a birds nest.
– what! I’m a loyal knicks fan
August 25th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Claude says:
Smurf-like? Yes. Spaceship-ish? Yes. But somehow I do see the beauty of these.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
i lost friends in 9/11, but i might have to note that one of the most disastrous terrorist events on american soil was what the u.s. did to native americans as they raped, pillaged, and murdered them in order to take over their land rights . . .
something to think about
August 26th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Jordan Hagedorn says:
I remember these kicks. Didn’t know they were so limited.