A Denver-based artist was commissioned by Nike to paint a Kobe Bryant mural in Venice Beach. An Instagram post featuring the ...

The snake design on the Kobe 5 Protro” Year of the ... while the Black accents pay homage to the stealth and prowess of the ...

The rear also features “Mamba Mentality” text alongside the same golden snake design that is seen on the ... featured in colors of white, black and red. On top of the Lunar New Year ...

Nike Thanks to its bold design, the "Year of the Mamba" colorway has ... Eggplant upper contrasted by black heels and midsoles. Best of all, a striking golden snake graphic wraps around the ...

The Sidewinder is the fastest snake, reaching up to 18 mph, while the Black Mamba and Eastern Brown Snake can move at 12 mph. Speed aids survival, highlighting the diverse adaptations that make ...

But one of the shoe’s most notable features is a glittery gold snake design that ... the theme of this design fits perfectly ...

What inspired the design? The design started with the black mamba (the snake). I wanted the snake to be wrapping around the portrait of Kobe in a way that shows the two are linked and forever ...

In anticipation of this, Nike has just shared the colorway’s official imagery, highlighting the purple, black ... snake wrapped around its lateral Swoosh, nodding to Bryant’s “Mamba ...