Book 1s are far better than Book 2s.

Nike really made a mess for the Book 2s.

The Kobe 6s were pretty much the pinnacle of Nike shoes and they haven’t improved since. Nowadays you can get far better performance from the Chinese brands like Anta and Li Ning. The Way of Wade line blows anything Nike out of the water.

The shoes he wore yesterday looked nice

Kobe’s are great shoes, then there is also the reverence that this generation has for him that can’t be understated, then the untimely death. It’s a perfect storm for a jordanesque shoe legacy

It will be the most popular until everyone starts to understand that Kobe was a rapist piece of shit.

Yeah I see a lot of people balling in them - seems like a good balance of price and performance, just like the Kyries back in the days. Great colourways too if you like the bright colours.

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Coupled the fact that Nike intentionally made Kobe’s limited release which also alienated consumers that liked the line. I personally won’t be trying to get Kobe’s ‘til they fix their system but I guess they’re making too much money to change their ways

Kobe 6 is basically the perfect lowtop. Every other lowtop since is essentially the Kobe 6 with a minor alteration that makes it worse.

Wdym? Sneakerheads love Kobe’s.

BROKEN…ANKLES!!!

I mean yes shoes play a big role in performance and player safety so teams want to be tracking down to the minute level what an athlete was wearing. Not to mention most players aren’t switching shoes mid game. Then it’s not hard from there to consolidate it

Not really. I still wish they would publish their methodology, and they never seem to have done that. Are they using game images from like, Getty? Cause guys change shoes all the time in-game. Some of these players shoes are hard to even tell what they are from those. And Harden is on a team with Spida. They both have sigs, and both get the most minutes. But if 12 other guys are getting minutes and they all are wearing just two shoes - Book 1s and Sabrina 3s, but aren’t getting the same minutes as Spida and Harden, to me that is a bigger deal than just minutes played in. Cause ultimately you have the shoes on. It should be games the shoes were worn for or something.

Yeah its stupid

How else are people going to create betting lines around what shoes players are wearing?

It’s been up for 2 hours

How is it underrated?

6’s are peak for lowtops. Every other lowtop since has essentially been based off the Kobe 6.

Bigger heavier shoes that get worse each iteration. Dont get me started on the toebox

One of these days, LeBron is going to change to a Kobe’s and reveal that the LeBrons were just weights and he’s going to reveal his form form soon.

You gotta literally be LBJ to lug those around

They suck ass. Got the LeBron 1 (Nike air Generation zoom) horrible shoes.

Bron sneakers lead to injuries, they have some of the worst cushioning in bball shoes.

why does that matter

Those shoes are hard to buy?

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That honor goes to the Kobe 6 Protro “Caitlin Clark,” which Nike describes as featuring a “light armory blue, white, and Baltic blue” colorway. Since its public release on Nov. 11, 2025, the colorway has emerged as the NBA’s most‑worn shoe by minutes played every month since December, logging a combined 12,625 minutes on court, according to Kickstats.

Didnt bother to read the article did we?

Her colorway was the most popular amongst Kobe 6’s. Keep reading

Brother, learn how to read. The Caitlin Clark’s are a kobe 6 with her unique colorway.