Nike is Expanding the Kobe Draft Day Blind Box Drop with Matching T-Shirts

Do you care more about Kobe than any team in the NBA? As we dive deeper into a sporting world ruled by obsessive individual athlete fandom, two hoopers deserve credit for the switch more than any other: Jordan and Kobe. As both Hall of Famers live on forever in the record books, highlight reels, and sneaker shelves, Nike’s latest pack is proof that for some, Kobe fandom supersedes team allegiance.

Team Kobe

The Nike Kobe Draft Pack T-Shirt collection is a second blind box drop tied to the 30th anniversary of the 1996 NBA Draft. Throwing shade at the 13 teams that skipped on Bryant, including the Hornets, who picked Kobe and then immediately traded him to the Lakers. Just like the Nike Kobe 4 Protro Draft Day Pack, the 13 team-colored shirts will be joined by a rare pull in Lakers gold.

Featuring two-tone mixes in colorways repping the first 13 picks of the ‘96 Draft, plus gold and purple for LA, each shirt adds a Kobe logo across the front in block letters like a team logo, with a draft day patch at the left hem that matches the back of tongue graphics on the Draft Day Pack Kobe 4s. To make sure the shirt color is unknown before opening, the T will be packed in a sealed gold bag.

Nike Kobe Draft Day Pack T-Shirt Collection Release Details

The Nike Kobe Draft Day Pack T-Shirt Collection is expected to be released before the month is over via Nike. Available in men’s sizing, the retail price is set at $60. To stay up on all the latest Nike Kobe news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.

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