Being raised in Italy for the first years of his life, Kobe Bryant grew up with a passion for not just basketball, but soccer (or futbol depending on who you’re speaking to). This new lowtop Kobe 10 Elite colorway is inspired by that.
For the Nike Kobe X Elite Low ‘Mambacurial’, inspiration was taken from the Mercurial soccer cleat as seen thru the two-tone color-blocking and large Swoosh that normally isn’t on the Kobe 10 Elite Low.
This version isn’t as close to the Nike Vapor Mercurial as the Kobe 8 Mambacurial, but the Kobe Bryant futbol (soccer) kit t-shirt is a good enough concept to tie into the sport that the sneakers not really being inspired by the cleat can be overlooked.
The ‘Mambacurial’ Nike Kobe X Elite Low releases on Saturday, September 12th for $200.
