Friday December 19th 2008, 1:34 am
KOBE BRYANT SURPRISES A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM AND FIND OUT WHERE TO BUY KOBE’S NEW LIMITED RELEASE SNEAKER AVAILABLE TODAY IN ONLY ONE STORE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. PHOTOS OF THE EVENT AND ADDRESS FOR SNEAKER PURCHASE BELOW.
As you may or may not know, Kobe Bryant recently unveiled his fourth signature shoe, the Zoom Kobe IV last week in Los Angeles. It was said to be the lightest basketball shoe ever, weighing in at 11.6 ounces. Since then, anticipation has been building as it was announced that he would officially bring them on to the court for the first time at tonight’s Miami Heat game against the Lakers.
Immediately upon arriving to Miami, Kobe had made plans in his tight schedule to make sure he visited one of South Florida’s premier high school basketball teams. That being, Dillard High School in Broward. The only catch was that it was going to be a surprise to all the kids. Dillard High School holds claim to holding Florida’s 2007-08 Boy’s State Championship, as well as four titles in a row from 2001 – 2004. So it was only natural that Kobe would be drawn to speak to the collective.
To sum up the events that took place at Dillard’s gymnasium – the kids didn’t know what hit them. They were going about their usual practice routines and drills, but an onslaught of unusual courtside media and cameras sparked the curiosity of the team. They knew something was happening. And soon enough Kobe stepped in and took the team by surprise. Kobe spoke with the team’s head coach, who after seeing the team run fast towards Kobe – coach jokingly shouted that “if they could only run this fast on the court, we’d be at a real good place this season.” Obviously joking because given their impressive drills ran during the practice we observed, the team seems to be in great shape and doing just fine.
Kobe talked with the kids and the media a bit and talked about his newest sneaker release…and…the widely sought “Venom” colorway. Not only that, but Kobe presented his biggest effort to the kids – an opportunity to design their own free custom pair of the Zoom Kobe IV’s via NikeID. The kids were estatic and couldn’t wait to have their turn at creating their very own pair. The locker room was transformed into a mini-design studio/workshop for the kids to get their creative sides in action.
All in all, it was a great show of character by Kobe to step up and offer his time to these kids. Although it may be small to you and me, this could serve as a great confidence booster to these kids to keep striving to achieve what they’ve always dreamed of achieving.
The Nike Zoom Kobe IV will be released to the general public in February of 2009. However, these limited run “Venoms” will be sold today (Friday) for $120 at the Footlocker at the Broward Mall – 8000 West Broward Boulevard in Plantation, Florida 33388.
Photos of the entire event and detailed sneaker shots below…
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Pingback by Kobe visits Dillard High School with “Venom” Kobe IV | NiceKicks.com 12.19.08 @ 11:37 pm[...] Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers first debuted his newest sneaker model, the Zoom Kobe IV, in a black/gold/purple colorway earlier tonight. Referred to as “Venom”, this colorway features a graphic filled black upper alongside a gold swoosh and a purple toebox. The inspiration of this clean colorway comes from one of Kobe Bryant’s favorite comic villains, Venom from Spiderman-3. Up to now, we have seen Kobe Bryant rocking hyperdunks and a fusion between the hyperdunk and the Kobe IV this season, but now we will most likely see him in this low-top model for the rest of the season or until Nike decides to release a new Zoom Kobe model. As for the game, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Miami Heat with a score of 87-89. This colorway of the ZKIV is now available at Broward Mall Foot Locker in Miami and the Footlocker House Of Hoops in L.A. (information below). Pictures of the Nike Zoom Kobe IV “Venom” and Kobe rocking this pair can be seen after the jump. Pics via Yahoo Sports and The 305. [...]
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Pingback by Kobe visits Dillard High School with Venon Kobe IV | Uristocrat 12.20.08 @ 12:02 pm[...] Kobe Bryant visited one of South Florida’s top high school basketball teams in Boward on Friday before suiting up against the Miami Heat. Bryant was at the high school to showoff his newly unveiled Zoom Kobe IV which he debuted on the court while playing against the Heat. Kobe gave the team the opportunity to design their very own Kobe IV through Nike iD, a feature that was announced only a few days ago. Bryant revealed to the players of the Dillard High School team that his Nike Zoom Kobe IV (4) Venom would be available in limited quantity at the Footlocker in the Boward Mall. The Zoom Kobe IV will be released officially in February 2009. Via The305. [...]
Pingback by Nike Zoom Kobe IV (4) Venom Limited Release | Jordan Shoes 12.21.08 @ 9:24 am[...] Kobe Bryant visited one of South Florida’s top high school basketball teams in Boward on Friday before suiting up against the Miami Heat. Bryant was at the high school to showoff his newly unveiled Zoom Kobe IV which he debuted on the court while playing against the Heat. Kobe gave the team the opportunity to design their very own Kobe IV through Nike iD, a feature that was announced only a few days ago. Bryant revealed to the players of the Dillard High School team that his Nike Zoom Kobe IV (4) Venom would be available in limited quantity at the Footlocker in the Boward Mall. The Zoom Kobe IV will be released officially in February 2009. Via The305. [...]
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Comment by shenzy 09.15.09 @ 8:56 amGreat inspirational story. Now if more people and stories like that are pushed into primetime news, our inner cities and country will be a better place.
Hats off to Kobe and camp for making this a success!
Many blessings!
Shaun Hamilton
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