The Mamba Day Nike Kobe 11 Returns in Protro Form for the First Time

There’s no slowing down the Nike Kobe brand now. After officially “relaunching” the Kobe line in August 2023 with the release of the Nike Kobe 8 Protro Halo, The Swoosh has blessed sneakerheads with a ton of different Kobe-branded releases. Continuing to Protro older models in his lineup, Nike will reintroduce Kobe’s last signature sneaker, the Kobe 11, in Protro form with a re-release of the Mamba Day colorway.

Designed by Eric Avar, the legendary Nike designer who had his hands in most of Kobe Bryant’s signature sneaker line and other classic designs in the brand’s catalog, the Nike Kobe 11 originally released during Bryant’s last season in the NBA. The pair is a low-cut build with Flyknit material on the upper, full-length Lunar cushioning, and Zoom Air in the heel. During the sneaker’s original run from 2016 to 2017, the Kobe 11 was released in dozens of colorways, but one of the pairs returning in 2026 will be the Mamba Day colorway.