With February a few weeks away, Nike officially unveiled their Black History Month sneaker collection.
2016 marks the 40th year Black History Month has been in existance (chosen as the second week in February to commemorate the former Negro History Week as well as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on the 14th), Nike chose another pattern similar to authentic Pan-African patterns. Nike BHM colorways have come a long way since the series debut in 2015 (click HERE for a history of Nike Black History Month sneakers I did for Finish Line)
Nike basketball signature athletes (Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, & Kyrie Irving) have their respective sneakers and will be available in stores while the current team Nike hoops kicks (Hyperrev 2016, LeBron Soldier IX, Hyperquickness 3, etc) won’t reach retail.
NOTE: the ‘BHM’ Kobe XI only comes in adult sizes.
The entire 2016 Nike Basketball ‘BHM’ collection is available today with the prices as follows:
$220 – Kobe XI
$220 – LeBron 13 (165$ for 3.5 – 7y)
$200 – KD8 (140$ for 3.5 – 7y)
$120 – Kyrie 2 (105$ for 3.5 – 7y)
Nike Kobe 11 – ‘BHM’
Nike LeBron 13 – ‘BHM’
Nike KD8 – ‘BHM’
Nike Kyrie 2 – ‘BHM’
