The American SetOff the Court and Into the Wild: Brunson's Private Kobes Go Public
Jalen Brunson's personal sneaker rotation is about to get a lot more crowded. The colorful Nike Kobe 5 Protro "What the Rick" — built as a player exclusive, the kind of pair only an athlete's own closet was meant to hold — is making the leap to general release. What started as a one-man archive piece becomes a shoe anyone can actually lace up. For a silhouette that's spent its life as a locker-room secret, that's the real headline.
With reporting from WWD.
