The 2024-25 NBA regular season is over a month away from tipping off, but sneaker enthusiasts are already getting a glimpse of what to expect from February’s All-Star Weekend footwear releases.
In addition to the highly anticipated Air Jordan 5 Retro “Black/Metallic” Reimagined, which is expected to arrive at retail one week ahead of All-Star Weekend on February 8, more throwback shoes are apparently in the works for the annual basketball event.
Joining the February 2025 lineup is this Nike Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star 2.0,” a new spin on Kobe Bryant’s sixth signature sneaker which completely redesigns the upper’s signature snakeskin scale pattern.
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The Nike Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star 2.0” is a drastic departure from the original “All-Star” version of the model. That pair, which was first released in 2011 and reissued in Protro form in 2021, featured a “Challenge Red/Black/White” colorway which blended a crimson red shade with black on the upper’s scales.
For the Nike Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star 2.0,” Nike has replaced the scale texture of the first colorway with a new first-of-its-kind star pattern. Various sizes and shapes of stars fill in the upper, which dons a “Light Khaki/Black/Desert/Khaki/Sail/Alabaster/Gum Light Brown” mix of colors.
Worn by Bryant during the ’11 All-Star Game, the late NBA legend took home his fourth All-Star MVP award in the original “All-Star” Nike Kobe 6 shoes after putting up 37 points and 14 rebounds against LeBron James and the rest of the Eastern Conference. The ’11 style returned ten years later in the form of the Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star,” which updated the shoe with modern technology to provide better on-court performance.
In addition to this Kobe 6 Protro, Nike will soon launch several other Bryant-branded shoes including the Kobe 5 Protro “X-ray” for Halloween and an Air Force 1 Low inspired by his season of sneaker free agency.
Set to retail for $190, the Nike Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star 2.0” will be released one day before All-Star Weekend on February 13, according to @zsneakerheadz. NBA All-Star Weekend 2025 will run from February 14 to February 16, with the All-Star Game taking place on February 16.
