Kobe Bryant and Nike
Kobe Bryant has teamed up with Nike to design a new low-cut basketball sneaker. The sneaker, which is unusual in today’s world of basketball thanks to high-tops which provide more ankle support, weigh a meer 11.6 ounces.
Players who wear the low-cut sneaker will need to tape their ankles to prevent injury. Release for public purchase is scheduled for February.
For more details, check out this Yahoo! Sports feature by AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds.