![]() There was also frustration with the lack of availability of Kobe footwear in Kids sizes, according to sources, presumably to be worn by both young boys and young girls getting their starts in the sport. Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, wasn’t happy with how such releases were being handled, either:Īccording to a source, Bryant and the estate had grown frustrated with Nike limiting the availability of Kobe product during his retirement and after his January 2020 death in a helicopter crash. The extremely limited supply not only made it hard for regular fans to get the shoes, but actively created a perverse opportunity for re-sellers to profit off of Bryant’s death.Īnd on the latter front, it turns out that fans weren’t the only ones who those limited hype drops on SNKRS hadn’t sat well with, according to Nick DePaula of ESPN. On one hand, many fans were understandably upset that they would no longer have a chance to buy new Kobes, but on the other hand, Nike’s handling of the late Lakers legend’s new merchandise since his passing last year had frustrated some. ![]() When Brendan Dunne of Complex broke the story that Kobe Bryant’s original Nike extension had expired and that the sports apparel giant would no longer be releasing any more of his signature shoes unless a new deal was reached, people had a range of reactions to the news.
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