Nike Unveils a Gem-Themed Kobe 3 Low Protro PE for Final Four Teams

The college basketball season is coming to a close next week. With the National Championship game just three days away, the Final Four teams are getting set for the toughest test of their young lives, and Nike wants to get the college hoopers in the correct headspace - bringing a little Mamba Mentality to Indianapolis.

The Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro Final Four PE is a gem-themed colorway of the Kobe Protro silhouette made specifically for the hoopers on the Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut basketball teams. In a new commercial debuting the pair, Nike shows crates of the colorway being loaded into Kobe-branded trucks like rare-earth gems.

The colorway starts with a clean base that appears white at first glance, perfect to match any of the four teams’ home jerseys. Upon further look, though, the white isn’t actually white at all. The color-shifting iridescent shade adds a rainbow of abalone shell-style waves of pink, purple, green, and silvery white throughout. Gold Kobe sheath logos are added to the tongue, and gold Swooshes sit on the heel to match bits of gold on the outsole, bringing the rare gem theme to every step.

The Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro Final Four PE won’t be released to the public, so unless you’re trying to punch a ticket to the National Championship tomorrow night, this pair won’t be in your closet anytime soon. For all the latest NCAA PE sneaker news, download the Sole Retriever App.

Zach Harris

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