Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant wore these Nike Zoom Kobe 8 shoes on March 12th, 2013, during a road contest against the Orlando Magic. The Lakers won this game 106-97, with Bryant scoring 11 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and notching eight assists. Dwight Howard carried the offensive load against his former team, dropping 39 points and pulling down 16 rebounds. Howard tied his own NBA record with 39 free throw attempts in this game, netting 25 of his attempts. Bryant finished the 2012-13 season with averages of 27.3 points, six assists, and 5.8 rebounds.

These shoes are purple, black, and white, with white Nike logos applied to each side of the shoe and Bryant’s personal logo applied to the heel. A second occurrence of Bryant’s personal logo is present on the tongue of these low-top shoes. The former Lower Merion High School star’s facsimile signature appears on the outside of each heel. The midsoles of these size 14 kicks are white with a speckled purple pattern. Bryant has signed the Nike swoosh logo on the outside of the right shoe in black marker. These shoes come with a LOA from D.C. Sports for the game use and a COA from Panini for the signature.

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