{"id":11730,"date":"2025-10-22T21:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/11730\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:15:21","slug":"kobe-x-nike-air-force-1-lower-merion-pack-expected-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/11730\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion\u201d Pack Expected Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/houseofheat.co\/nike\/nike-kobe-5-protro-lower-merion-aces-away-im0557-001\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Kobe 5 \u201cLower Merion\u201d confirmed for Spring 2026<\/a>, it\u2019s no surprise that the tribute continues to spill over into Nike\u2019s expanding Kobe Air Force 1 lineup. Two new AF-1s have been confirmed to arrive in White\/Team Red and Team Red\/White, colors that celebrate Bryant\u2019s high school legacy in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Though not officially confirmed by Nike, both pairs feature a familiar maroon hue synonymous with Lower Merion High School, where Kobe starred before entering the NBA. The all-white pair sports Team Red accents on the Swoosh, heel panel, outsole, and tongue, while the inverse Team Red-based option flips the scheme with white contrast branding throughout. Though speculative regarding exact materials and blocking, the design is expected to be consistent with past Kobe AF-1 releases, including snakeskin textures, tonal embroidery of Kobe\u2019s sheath logo, and premium leather finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Given the timing of the Kobe 5 Protro \u201cLower Merion\u201d release and Nike\u2019s ongoing rollout of tribute footwear for the late legend, it\u2019s reasonable to expect these Air Force 1s to launch as part of a broader pack. However, no release details have been confirmed at this stage. <\/p>\n<p>On October 14, 2025, the first look at the white Kobe x Nike Air Force 1 &#8216;Lower Merion Aces&#8217; sneakers surfaced via the Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPxc61gk1Tg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">chappy_snkrs<\/a>, offering a glimpse of what to expect from the release in spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Expect more updates as Nike celebrates Kobe Bryant\u2019s legacy through archival and lifestyle offerings, and keep an eye on our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/houseofheat.co\/nike-release-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nike Release Dates page<\/a> for further developments.<\/p>\n<p>In other Kobe Air Force 1 news, a <a href=\"https:\/\/houseofheat.co\/nike\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-force-1-low-black-ib0018-003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Black colorway is alos expected to arrive in the coming months.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the Nike Kobe 5 \u201cLower Merion\u201d confirmed for Spring 2026, it\u2019s no surprise that the tribute continues&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[183,185,184,186],"class_list":["post-11730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}