[Update 2 Apr 2024] Just ahead of its 13 April release on Nike SNKRS, official images of the Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” have been disclosed. Check them out in the gallery above!

[Update 19 Mar 2024] Contrary to the 11 May release date originally announced, the Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” has been confirmed to drop on 13 April. Find them on Nike SNKRS then with an RRP of US$190!

[Update 8 Feb 2024] New details about the Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” as well as images have now emerged thanks to @sneakerknockerzllc and  @knowing_kicks. Browse the gallery to check them out and stay tuned for updates to come!

[Update 29 Dec 2023] New images of the Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” have surfaced, courtesy of @knowing_kicks. Take a detailed look at the pair via the top slider above, and stay tuned for more information!

Kobe Bryant may have built his legacy in Los Angeles, but Kobe himself was built in Philadelphia, graduating from Lower Merion High School. Alongside the Nike Kobe 8 Protro “Venice Beach”, the Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” will also be released in the summer of next year.

Nike and Bryant’s estate resumed their partnership in March 2022 but only a few releases have been made since then. Now, with the announcement of the Kobe line’s relaunch on this year’s Mamba Day, more models—actual retros and retrofitted ones—will be released in the foreseeable future. One of which includes the pair-in-question.

Save for the hits of “University Red” that highlight the collar lining, laces, and frames of the white profile Swooshes, “Varsity Royal” takes up most of the upper’s real estate. Below, achromatic accents define the rear portion of the Zoom-cushioned sole unit.

For its finer minutiae, the Black Mamba’s “8-23-78” birthdate is inscribed along the insoles, with reflective 3M stars adorning the collar.

The Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Philly” will be released via select Nike Basketball retailers as well as online on Nike.com on 11 May 2024. One pair will retail for US$190.

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