Sneaker News March Madness Nike Kobe: ROUND 1 – WEST

John Kim March 11th, 2015 (updated)

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Kobe Marchmadness Reg West R1

Voting is now officially live! We’ll start things off with the WEST region headlined by the Kobe 6 “Grinch”, a sneaker that released in late 2010 as part of the Nike Basketball “Christmas” Pack. Be sure to vote, share with your friends, and stay tuned for the EAST region voting to open up tomorrow.

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The #1 seed “Grinch”, a heavy favorite to win the entire tournament, goes up against the Kobe 8 Prelude.

The stylish soccer-inspired Mambacurials take on the original Kobe 2 colorway known as
the “Orca”.

This early collaboration with NYC artist “Stash” takes on the “Carpe Diem” colorway of the Kobe IV.

The coinflip in this region is this match-up between the Beethoven 9s and the Christmas 7s.