Nike Zoom Kobe V Unveiled at The Forum

Nike Zoom Kobe VHighSnobiety.com has the press release from yesterday’s event at The Forum:

Nike and Kobe Bryant today introduced the Zoom Kobe V, Nike’s lightest basketball shoe ever, at a global media event held at The L.A. Forum in Los Angeles. Rising to Bryant’s challenge of making his signature sneaker even lighter and lower than the previous iteration, Nike Performance Footwear Creative Director Eric Avar came up with a 10.6 ounce low-cut performance shoe – one ounce lighter than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV. [MORE]

While SneakerNews.com has shots of the event & SLAM promises far more in-depth sneaker analysis to come.

We’ll have continuous Nike Zoom Kobe V coverage as they come closer to landing on store shelves on January 16.