The Nike Kobe 10 is expected to get its official unveiling this week, with the first colorway releasing soon thereafter. That blue edition, dubbed the “5am Flight,” will hit stores February 7, a colorway designed as an homage to Kobe Bryant’s fortitude and mental drive.
The lead lowtop of the Kobe 10 boasts an aquatic, monochromatic blue palette, with two-tone styling throughout. That commitment to blue is inspired by Kobe Bryant’s (5am) jump off a highdive in the days following his surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon in the summer of 2013.
The jump was a statement from Bryant — to the public and to himself — who should scarcely have been walking at the time, let alone jumping into a pool from 40 feet up. “If I can run, I can jump. If I can jump, I can fly.”
Today, take another look at the Nike Kobe 10 5am Flight, and look for a launch February 7. Stay tuned for plenty more Kobe 10 news in the coming days.
Nike Kobe 10 5am Flight
Blue Lagoon/Vapor Green-Black
Style #: 705317-403
7 February 2015
$180
Photos via Sneakerhead.