Kobe Bryant’s 20 Year Sneaker Legacy – Part 5: Flyknit and the Farewell

Our last chapter of Kobe Bryant’s 20 Year Sneaker Legacy ended on a low note, with Kobe’s 2012-13 NBA season ending prematurely after going down with a ruptured left Achilles tendon. A 34 year old NBA player who suffered a torn Achilles after already playing seventeen seasons in the league would probably call it quits after that, right? Not Kobe. After a grueling summer of rehabilitation, he would somewhat miraculously be back on the court in less than a year, ready to begin the next era of his signature line with Nike: the introduction of Flyknit.

This edition of our extensive look back at the history Kobe Bryant’s twenty years of sneaker history chronicles his comeback and farewell tour, and takes a look at his last three on-court signature models, which have proven to be his boldest and most innovative sneakers yet.

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