{"id":1519381,"date":"2026-01-29T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1519381"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:00:58","slug":"kobe-bryant-almost-released-this-snakeskin-kobe-1-protro-before-he-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1519381","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant Almost Released This \u201cSnakeskin\u201d Kobe 1 Protro Before He Retired"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sneaker-post-content sneaker-post-content-ad\">\n<p>The greater Nike Basketball archive is rife with samples that never saw the light of day, uber-elusive grails and 1-of-1s priced only for the Fat Joes and DJ Khaleds of the world. Just as the Nike Kobe 1 has re-entered the mix through an \u201c81 Points\u201d Protro and upcoming \u201cCity Of Champions\u201d edition, detailed pics of a pre-retirement looksee sample are reminding us of the Swoosh\u2019s treasure trove once more.<\/p>\n<p>Sneaker resellers @bnsk_nyc and @mrplug.nyc have gone live with a 1-of-1 Nike Kobe 1 Protro \u201cLux Snakeskin,\u201d reportedly created in 2015 just prior to Kobe\u2019s retirement. Premium black and gold snakeskin courses through the upper, complemented by black suede hits on the tongue, Swoosh, and toe. Underfoot we have a grey carbon fiber plate, black midsole, and golden yellow outsole.<\/p>\n<p>If interested, the aforementioned sources are selling this 1-of-1 size 9 for $10,000 USD shipped. See detailed pics below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sn-gallery\">\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"sn-gallery-slider gallery galleryid-1438728 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438730\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-2\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-1438730\">\n\t\t\t\t\tbnsk_nyc\/IG mrplug.nyc\/IG\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 5\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438733\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-5\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-1438733\">\n\t\t\t\t\tbnsk_nyc\/IG mrplug.nyc\/IG\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 4\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438732\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-4\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-1438732\">\n\t\t\t\t\tbnsk_nyc\/IG mrplug.nyc\/IG\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438731\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-3\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-1438731\">\n\t\t\t\t\tbnsk_nyc\/IG mrplug.nyc\/IG\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-counter\">1 of 4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-pager\">\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438730\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 5\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438733\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 4\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438732\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Lux Snakeskin Sample 3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438731\" title=\"nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/sneakernews.com\/2026\/01\/28\/nike-zoom-kobe-1-lux-snakeskin-sample\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greater Nike Basketball archive is rife with samples that never saw the light of day, uber-elusive grails and 1-of-1s priced only for the Fat Joes and DJ Khaleds of the world. Just as the Nike Kobe 1 has re-entered the mix through an \u201c81 Points\u201d Protro and upcoming \u201cCity Of Champions\u201d edition, detailed pics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-1519381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-sneakernews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1519381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1519381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1519381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1519381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}