Nike Kobe 8 Protro: IS NIKE LISTENING?

[@MaddNomad1015]

I believe Kobe’s should be on Nike by you while the OG colors can be raffles or whatever.

[@willybeamon]

Yessssss like the Sabrina’s

[@LBSure]

Easy fix.

[@Gen_X_Jay]

💯 They’ve done it before (Nike ID) and can do it again

[@justin747]

People who don’t return carts… 😡🤬

[@ramoncitopamatian9435]

Cannot comment I'll just reply sorry

[@_m07am3d_9]

@@ramoncitopamatian9435 😭

[@turkeyinthestraw12]

Don’t be a lazy bones

[@lambertcarriedo1053]

Yup. You're able to push the cart with items in it to the parking area, how are you not able to push an empty cart back? 🤷‍♂️ I hate those people. They should ba banned from using carts forever 😂

[@Joshaka47]

@@ramoncitopamatian9435do better

[@yonsei80]

I miss Eastbay. Back around 2006, I was able to just call their 800 number to secure almost any pair I wanted during release day. Also, getting those catalogues in the mail was like waiting for my monthly Sports Illustrated issue.

[@nassiglutt6587]

When there's less hype

[@yonsei80]

@@nassiglutt6587 There was as much hype back then as it is now. The only difference is that people saw the opportunity to resell, and greed fed into the hype.

[@jaykerosene3440]

The person who doesn't return their cart, the person who leaves their cart on one side of the aisle while they look at things on the other side, people who get out of line to get something they forgot when they already put their items on the conveyor belt. I could go on, but I gotta get stuff done today.

[@Tommiart]

People who leave a shopping cart in a parking space....grrrr.😅

[@duMaurier15]

Yes!! It has been happening a lot lately with all the new "immigrants" who have no sense of common-decency. They leave garbage in the carts too.. as well as on the ground, floor, everywhere except the garbage.

[@dbcproductions1296]

PSA Hibbet still has a decent amount of sizes left for the Lakers Away and University Red colorways as of right now

[@JCBMG]

That red color way reminds me of this old hyperdunk I wore in school as a kid. Good o’l nostalgia. When self checkout says “PLACE ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA”

[@marmaalo]

hey Chris! just wanted to say I'm super happy that you've been able to keep up the great work with these videos and giving the people in depth performance reviews and sneaker history! The Kobe 8s were the first video I watched of yours and I've been hooked on sneaker performance ever since. the years have gone by and although I'm not the springy high schooler I once was, I'm still very passionate about sneaker tech and performance--and a large part of that is because of you and that original kobe 8 vid. SO glad I was able to grab a pair of 8s for the first time in 10 years!

[@kylemckyle6464]

I over slept Friday when there dropped and couldn't find any 13s online anywhere, then Monday I decided to check local stores. Docks had 12s and 14s, I got a size 14. Usually where 13 in kobes but the 14s feel fine for every use.

[@anthonycole8925]

Can't lie, living on the east coast of Canada it's impossible to get drops like these unless you by from resellers. I love Kobes but getting my size for less then 400 or 500 is impossible.

[@bboystance1670]

All we got were GS sizes! Nike is scum!

[@bboystance1670]

@@Richard-Reloaded $346 CAD is a lot better than $600, but I don't trust Stockx, they've been shady to some people I know. I hear the word equity a lot, give us Candiens some equity in getting Kobe's on release day at a footlocker, Canada should get them first anyway, he dropped 81 on us!

[@ibRedZs]

I got 3 pairs of OG Kobe 8s and I'm excited to have gotten my hands on one of these. The 8s were some of my favourites in his signature line. My cousin's are visiting Chicago and every colourway available from the TB series are sitting at the footlocker in Woodfield mall. Cheers from Winnipeg, MB Canada

[@nubetre]

Man. RIP Eastbay. But yeah, F the people that don’t put the cart away. My car got a huge dent and scratch from a runaway cart someone left in the middle of the Target parking lot.

[@jeffersonbrown4750]

The stroble set up they used in the KD 14 i believe would be fire in this shoe.

[@ST_Reviews]

that would be the gt cut 1s.

[@Colorwayz1984]

😂😂😂 the question of the day was strategic lol. The energy was already there.😂

[@JackSparrow0726]

The biggest shopper pain in ass is being in line at gas station behind some dreamer taking his time picking lotto numbers like they got some kind of system. Gtf.

[@guytorr1199]

“Dude! That’s Chicken. What are you doing?” 😂😂

[@AddOnKicks]

As someone who has a car door with a giant dent in it from a shopping cart, I've gotta second everyone singling out those a-holes

[@5th_elemento]

The iRobot reference 👏 😅 “One of us!”

[@jpaolop]

man the christmas kobe 8 is top 5 all time. another great video bro

[@sethburnham7264]

I was so happy with this release! I mainly wanted the Lakers away (black) colorway, and I was able to get it on the Nike app, in my size 16 (which is always impossible)! This is my first retail dub on a Kobe shoe since his passing. They just arrived today and they are amazing!

[@marklouisubaldo2899]

Thank you for the huge discount, Chris, on the Sole Premise backpacks!!

[@WearTesters]

You bet!

[@Pobbatron]

I have 2 pairs which are the radiant emerald and the venice beac. I have wide feet and for me I never thought, tight or narrow. I actually love them as much as every kobe I have worn. Aka the 6 protro, 8 protro, and the 4s. Idk hope to try the 9 protro’s at least the lows but would love to try the highs.

[@spiderkillsthefly8079]

I like all the videos, but commenting on this one specifically because Chris’s answer was so money for the question of the day! I’m with you dude 110%

[@juanjuarez6416]

Agreed Carts left is disrespectful. The cold item at the register is rough.

[@ry-a0]

RIP Eastbay. The GOAT. My least favorite shoppers are the ones arguing or being rude with cashiers. They're often teenagers or elderly people working minimum wage.. it's not their fault your coupon expired or that the price of a can of beans went up 20 cents. Even worse when there's a lineup, but anytime is bad.

[@NY_7]

When people dont return the carts and just leave them, thats such a d*ck move. I either return my cart to the store, the return cart holder in the parking lot or i'll give it to one of the guys collecting the carts.

[@socalkebu]

I got my 2 pairs today (la nights and the blues) I'm size 15. Had to pull the insole, I can't believe how thick they are. The shoes are much more comfortable now.

[@dannygonzalez6548]

I was typing the person who leaves the cart anywhere in the lot wherever because they have the "that's someone's job" mentality. I'm glad Chris made the face he did when Jodie said it because I did too.

[@jimmcginley89]

Just picked up 2 pairs online Varsity Red & the Grey pair that you just featured in this video. Great looking shoes however they are REALLY SNUG. May want to go up 1/2 size…. F those J-off’s that don’t return shopping 🛒!

[@by_run]

Awesome review as always. 🔥 Need to find time to play ball so I can have a reason to grab a pair. 😅

[@iamjajad27]

yah this release still have a lot of stocks after the release day. they are sitting in store here in the philippines for 2-4 days before its gone. looking good if this was planned, everybody had the chance to grab a pair

[@Dingus888]

Eyyy TFS DBZ mentioned. Awesome

[@rxflyfishing1316]

I just got a pair on a DSG restock this morning of the white lakers colorway. They just shipped

[@mattsechelski1541]

Had a flashback to a friend bringing his Eastbay catalogue to school, and we would all look through it to pick out our next pair of shoes.

[@DadHoopz]

You just unlocked some memories for me! Forgot about those things

[@AllOutNoobHater]

The TFS reference was amazing to see lmao

[@Tapeworm99]

Ended up going to footlocker a week after release basically, location I went to had all the colorways except for the navys. Was able to get the white lakers in 11.5 which was very surprising to me.

[@piercelee1097]

TFS references?!?! in my fav shoetubers review video!!??!?!!! WHAT THE WHAT?!!!?!!!

[@wallybaby4501]

No lie, I was waiting for your review of these

[@queenstl1]

I got the home and away pairs , I couldn’t resist, but them red ones ain’t bad either.

[@rommac1907]

Never been a fan of the shoes with a highly cushioned insole. To me it means that my feet are going to move inside the shoe and it leads to low socks moving inside the shoe or blisters. I thought the Nike SB FC would be different since the insole isn’t as thick but I have the same issue with these that I had with Kobes…

[@joefunelabrewski]

Person who has 86 items in the 10 items or less check out and looks at you like “it’s only a couple over 10, its all good”

[@amosvane]

i didnt go for any of them. i already have like 4 pairs of 8s, and none of these team colorways grabbed me, plus im waiting for the 9 lows this month. but after seeing the white lakers colorway i kinda regret it. luckily its pretty available. i see them online, not in my size, but maybe i can find a retail pair in person. resell isnt bad either. only like $20 more than retail.

[@adriangreer4116]

Totally agree that it was a great release that people could actually get! Great points.

[@BobbyObado]

The dragon cutaway to reference the Since t-shirt availability was ace 😂

[@Bliu2th]

I was not expecting a TFS clip in the video LMAO

[@momohirai064]

Hopefully it would be the same situation or much better for the next Kobe 6 Protro’s when they drop!

[@nidangditeapang6766]

I can't believe I got em 😭😭😭 my first ever pair of kobes , it was so surprising 😅 seeing them sitting at the store

[@treyjay9560]

I missed out on this drop. 😢 I fully could’ve copped a pair but couldn’t, ‘cause Nike has never made Team Bank colourways available in Canada, so I didn’t think they’d release them here; Foot Locker CA did release 3 or 4 of the colourways, but they were only in kids sizes. Still sucks but it gives me hope that Nike is now gonna start releasing regular and Team Bank colourways as regular drops.

[@RockinJsEstBirth]

The DSG closest to me didn’t get any and the closest one with pairs was out of the way luckily I secured a red pair from Hibbett and a Wolf Grey from Nike.

[@VinCode17]

Chris, thanks for the discount code for Sole Premise. Just ordered 2 bags for our trip next week. Hopefully, it gets to me on time. Great sale 🔥

[@TheKrolik1983]

In Uk they released only two colours Gray and Blue and both major sizes was gone in less than 2h!

[@ogtwo4forlife]

I hit on 3 of them on the DSG raffle but my CC only let 1 get charged & declined the rest for some reason. Luckily it was the Lakers away color-way cus that’s the main one I wanted.

[@therealakmal]

Compare to Kobe 5, how does these fit? I wear true to size on my Kobe 5. Had to break them in but then it was awesome. Are these the same?

[@Relentlessyon]

Man I remember eastbays website way back.

[@MambaForever8_24]

I snagged the black pair and there's a small scratch on the medial side near the smaller nike swoosh. Worth reaching out to Nike to send a replacement pair?

[@thiennguyen9747]

This vs the PG6 react, how it goes? I love how nike convinced consumers to pay 130 pg6 to 180ish kobe8 protro Maybe slap an extra zoom pod somewhere…

[@BabayaGuns]

I hope they actually do the same with the Kobe 5s releasing next month , with the Chinese New year 5s and the Sail 6s release next year

[@sobrangitm]

The DBZA meme made me 🥲

[@user-yl5ew4sh9b]

I had to sell my Venice Beach 8s as they were not comfortable. The Mambacita 8s feel so much better which is weird I know

[@christinejalandoni5919]

That home colorway is 🔥

[@Gamer_King_The_Streamer]

I was so happy to be able to actually buy not 1 but 2 pair of Kobes hope this becomes the norm

[@BenTamblings]

Which current shoe would you liken the fit to? I usually go half size up cos I have wide feet. My most recent cop was the jordan 38 low and i went true to size.

[@uptodatenba]

bro they still haven't released in australia yet and I am sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting

[@MM-x6c]

QOTD: I've been in enough therapy to realize nobody at the grocery store is doing what they're doing for the express purpose of hurting me so when it comes to any of it, I say live and let live. Peace on earth. But the self-checkout machine screaming at me because it takes me more than 0.01 seconds to slam something into the bagging area after I scan it, so the scale won't accuse me of shoplifting fruit? Especially at the Giant at 3131 Duke Street? F*** it! I can be mad at that cause it's not a person. The scales at Whole Foods are way more chill, and that's why I'm comfortable paying twice as much for bananas there. Maybe, maybe, just maybe, Nike is showing signs of getting it. Keep your shoes available in team colorways so that people who want to wear them for what they're intended for have a chance to do so. Thanks for the video. Engagement engaged. See you on the other channel soon.

[@mariomunjes6589]

Saw in the comments... I miss Eastbay too!

[@duMaurier15]

3.5 years too late, Nike.. I stopped buying sneakers since 2021.. I buy sneakers if it is like 50% off and only for wear purposes now. Before I was buying them for tech and nostalgic. Plus food, gas, utilities, property taxes has gone up so dont have extra money to buy extra sneakers.

[@Kwamikaze88]

Not necessarily a QOTD but I'm curious about sizing for other shoes like the Kobe 8 Protro with drop in midsoles, now that I've been able to try them on for myself. My true size worked for the 8 Protro and I'm wondering if the fit is the same on the WOW 808 4 Ultra and Player One Plus, for example. Hopefully we'll see more releases like this from Nike in the future! 🫰🏾

[@JimmyLamStudio]

I opted to just get the Sabrina 2s. $180 is too steep and the performance difference doesn't justify the cost for me.

[@xanderonelove]

@@JimmyLamStudio bad choice

[@cuzitsAhRenDUH]

What we need is Vanessa and Nike to do crazy amounts of production on the KB Mentality line! Then we can have Kobe’s for the masses! And ones that we can beat up like hell!

[@justanotherguy19]

Pretty clean!!!

[@SerkleK]

"SINCE" x "Eastbay" when?? I'll grab a hoodie and shirt. Long sleeve shirts need to be added to the inventory, of all designs, just saying.

[@DreSol-xt4bc]

When you’re at the gym and need anything…rest assured that Chris has it for he IS Mary effin Poppins 😅

[@Dats_dope]

Hollywood nights and navy are dope

[@atodaso1668]

I love calling out cart bandits. Why are they always overweight with a blank stare? My town is old school in Canada, you still have to put a dollar into the cart to get one and you only get it back when you return the cart.

[@ralphtree03]

im surprised that these took a while before it sold out. shoppers who think they are entitled and are more important than others, like they think they should be attended to first or belittling store employees..

[@RyujinRoot]

they need to be more accessible like be sitting in stores like back then

[@Kingrke1]

For sure people that takes too long in the self checkout. It shouldn't take you 5 minutes to pay for a couple of items

[@03jecht]

Start implementing the coin for cart thing. I bet more people will return carts

[@charlieqq123]

hey Chris, they didnt. You know why? Canada footlocker only got GS sizes LMFAO and Nike Canada released that without any notice and only grey and navy colorway.

[@jesset4245]

I passed… I have a ton of Kobe’s but… like Chris said I think this might be a norm… hope

[@goodcompanyman]

Just happy i dont have to guess my size anymore and actually try these in the stores.

[@benjaminmurphy6193]

I really wish they would do a Kobe 6 Protro TB release so I can get some to play in.

[@ErnaMcburna]

I missed on every raffle I entered on every Kobe that released, I’m so uninterested I passed on the laker color at hibbet I could have ordered 😂 I’ll keep hooping in my Sabrina 1’s

[@spencerkogut107]

They actually had these in stores in the Nike NYC stores

[@mohsenslim4395]

Just bought my 1st Jordan 1 high og the green glow I went for the 1s low OG mocha and it was sold out in 2 hours ! Like cmon 2 hours ! By the way these are slept on quality is amazing they even give you 2 pairs of laces !

[@barrynmartin]

Nike CEO anticipated that new "abundancy" at retailers since he admitted Nike has been doing wrong with its strategy of letting apart retailers to focus on online direct sales. Of course they were wrong. They have been feeding resellers for too long. It is time to give the people what they want, at a fair price, at a fair amount, that is, AVAILABLE.

[@theenglishangle]

Had to pay like $20 more but got 3 of them! The Lakers home and away and the Navy!

[@macfanguy]

People who take the cart from the supermarket to their house (I live in a city in Holland, probably 600 meters from a supermarker) and then leave the cart right there on the street.😢

[@y2shuproblem]

Never have I ever thought to hear DBZ Abridged in a Kobe Protro review

[@bboystance1670]

Glad you got them! Nike isn't listening, Canada only got GS. No footlocker or champs canada got anything adukt Kobe! But we got whack a$$ t shirts! F@@@ Nike!

[@theenglishangle]

Man I don't know why but these feel so much comfier around the ankle than my OG Kobe 8's, is that just me??

[@gunnarolsen937]

I actually was able to get the black ones in my size 11.5 on Nike the second they went on sale and almost gave up hope because it said pending until I finally won🎉🎉🎉

[@calvinjefferson6475]

I walked in hibbett and they had colors full size runs just sitting out

[@austintorres7675]

Should I swap my OG dropin midsoles on this?

[@wallykuhlenberg]

Scored on the red ones this morning

[@Bliu2th]

I'm going to have to check my local stores then lol

[@kurising]

Why does these home and away feels so much different as my other kobe 8s? These are not so comfortable on my feet and looks like a cheaper version of Kobe 8s 😢

[@BJA1127]

They are snug fit. Definitely recommend going up 1/2 size unless you like em snug.

[@itsme5279]

Scored the red, black, and grey😁

[@therealakmal]

Just go around them and say excuse me please. Love the SpongeBob reference. Spot on