Unlike all of the other Nike Kobe 5 Protro colorways, the "Year of the Mamba" enjoys special red and gold packaging to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Nike Kobe 5 Protro "Year of the Mamba ...

All products are independently selected ... The Year of the Mamba starts out with the Kobe 5 Protro in a special pair of colorways designed to commemorate the Lunar New Year.

Nike released a special colorway for all of its signature sneakers - the "What The?" collection. The Nike Kobe 8 "What The Kobe" combined design elements from previous colorways of the model.

Although the Lunar New Year-themed Kobe 5 Protro will release in two colorways, only the “Eggplant ... the new star-adorned Kobe 6 Protro “Sail,” aka “All-Star 2.0,” will release ...

Update: It looks like Nike Basketball is starting its Lunar New Year celebration earlier than anticipated as the “Eggplant” version of the Kobe 5 Protro “Year of the Mamba” is now expected ...