{"id":189472,"date":"2023-12-04T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T03:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=189472"},"modified":"2024-04-19T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:12:07","slug":"nike-kobe-8-protro-mambacita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/12\/04\/nike-kobe-8-protro-mambacita\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[Update 19 Apr 2024] Nearing its 1 May release, official images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; have been unveiled. Check them out in the gallery above and enjoy the special details dedicated to Gigi!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Update 19 Feb 2024] Ahead of its 1 May release date, on-feet images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro \u201cMambacita\u201d have surfaced, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yankeekicks\/?e=78b4b2c4-7176-46c9-a0ef-d7c0864a076c&amp;g=5\">@yankeekicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[Update 2 Jan 2024] In-hand images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; have just surfaced, offering more angular looks of the pair. Check them out in the gallery above as we await its 1 May release date! Stay tuned for official photos to surface in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp\" alt=\"LINE\" width=\"1200\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp 1200w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-300x11.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-1024x38.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-768x29.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-282x11.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Following Mamba Day 2023&#8217;s unveiling of a new era for the Kobe line, Nike has been producing more &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; colorways, succeeding the <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/02\/16\/first-look-nike-zoom-kobe-4-protro-gigi\/\">Nike Zoom Kobe 4 Protro &#8220;Mambacita&#8221;<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2022\/03\/25\/nike-kobe-6-protro-mambacita-sweet-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nike Kobe 6 Protro \u201cMambacita Sweet 16\u201d<\/a>. Those, in addition to other meaningful tributes like December&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/09\/08\/the-nike-kobe-4-protro-black-mamba-looks-as-fierce-as-its-namesake\/\">Nike Kobe 4 Protro &#8220;Gift Of Mamba&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The titular &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; Kobe 8 Protro is a masterpiece of minimalist elegance and emotional depth. Picture a crisp white canvas adorned with delicate black butterflies, symbolizing Gigi&#8217;s spirit, dancing across the engineered mesh upper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black accents on the laces, inner lining, and midsole represent the colors of the Mamba Family, while Metallic Gold Swooshes inject a regal touch\u2014befitting their legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the true magic lies in the details. The solid white heel tab features &#8220;Gigi&#8221; and her jersey number 2, whispering her legacy with every step. This isn&#8217;t just footwear; it&#8217;s a wearable tribute, a reminder that the Mambacita spirit forever soars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the Nike Kobe 8 Protro \u201cMambacita\u201d is scheduled for release on 1 May 2024 with an RRP of US$190 for men&#8217;s sizes; US$120 for gradeschool, and US$90 for preschool sizes. Considering it&#8217;s months away, the release date may change. If it does, expect an update her at this very page. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/12\/04\/above-the-clouds-has-another-asics-gt-2160-collaboration-on-the-way\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Above The Clouds has another ASICS GT-2160 on the way<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesolechaserz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@thesolechaserz<\/a><br><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunkappen.page.link\/5aH1_AppHomepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151763\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/15110324\/Generic-Banner-V1.webp\" alt=\"SNKRDUNK App Banner\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Update 19 Apr 2024] Nearing its 1 May release, official images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro &#8220;Mambacita&#8221; have been unveiled. Check them out in the gallery above and enjoy the special details dedicated to Gigi! [Update 19 Feb 2024] Ahead of its 1 May release date, on-feet images of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":244344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21,18,3,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brands","category-calendar","category-latest-news","category-nike","category-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189472"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244838,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189472\/revisions\/244838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}