PJ Tucker's Nike Kobe 5 Protro Unveiled: Photos

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This colorful Nike Kobe 5 Protro drops later this week.

PJ Tucker is highly-regarded by many within the NBA as the league's official sneaker king. Throughout his career in the league, Tucker has purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rare shoes to flex out on the court. As a result, fans have taken notice, and so have the sneaker companies. In fact, Nike took full advantage of this as they signed Tucker to an exclusive sneaker deal that has his wearing only rare Nike sneakers.

While Tucker won't be getting his own signature model, he is still being given some pretty incredible opportunities. Case in point, Tucker is getting his very own Nike Kobe 5 Protro colorway. Tucker is a big fan of the Kobe models and since Bryant's death, Tucker has made sure to honor Kobe whenever possible. With this new colorway, that's exactly what Tucker is doing, and now, you can see the official images, below.

This is a fairly colorful model as we are met with a white base and unique color blocking as blue, volt, red, and purple highlights all take center stage. 

If you're interested in going out and getting a pair, you will be able to do so as of Friday, September 25th. As always, let us know what you think, in the comments below.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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