Kobe Bryant was a NBA player born in Philadelphia on August 23, 1978. His first signage was with the Los Angeles  Lakers in 1996. Sadly he died in a helicopter crash on January 6, 2020.

Nike and Kobe Bryant used to make performance basketball shoes since 2003, and Nike still does under his name. Today there are many Kobe shoes, including the Kobe 6 Grinch, a really high performing basketball shoe.