Nike Zoom Kobe V (5) [Black]

If the Nike Air Max LeBron VII colourways are going the quantity route, then those of the Nike Zoom Kobe V  are going the quality route. Here’s a pair, presumably a sample, of the Nike Zoom Kobe V in White, Varsity Royal, and Black, the proposed Duke Blue Devils colourway. Images of the upcoming Nike Zoom Kobe 5 (V) recently surfaced online, presenting us with these black on black samples.The next installment to Zoom Kobe series will continue to have a low-cut silhouette just like the  Kobe 4, as well as a seamless base and very little detail.

It’s rumored that the shoe will not use Lunar Foam and will actually be lighter than the Kobe IV, making it the lightest Kobe  signature sneaker so far.While Kobe may have no affiliation with the Durham, NC school, there was a good chance that Kobe would’ve ended up there had he not entered the stacked ‘96 draft. Well, that turned out to be the best decision he never made, right? This colourway is Blue Devils down to the horns, and uses the great crackled marble texture on the center Flywire panel, like that of the Chaos Zoom Kobe V.

These are set to drop sometime in March, but if you need these now, get your mouse-pointer ready and grab these 9.5s from lacedheat on eBay.Since Nike is still in the designing phase and these are just samples, there’s a good chance that the structure of the shoe will change. So, stay tuned for more updates, the final design of the Kobe 5, and of course the official release date.