{"id":134769,"date":"2026-03-10T20:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134769\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:12:11","slug":"kobe-bryant-x-nike-air-force-1-low-lower-merion-aces-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134769\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low ‘Lower Merion Aces’ Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNot only is Kobe Bryant<\/a>\u2019s fifth signature sneaker returning in a colorway inspired by his Lower Merion Aces high school team<\/a>, but Nike<\/a> will also be applying the same concept to the late basketball legend\u2019s Air Force 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo new Kobe Bryant<\/a> x Nike Air Force 1<\/a> Low sneakers will be released in contrasting \u201cHome\u201d (style code IB0018-101)and \u201cAway\u201d (style code IB0018-600) styles for Bryant\u2019s in the colors of Bryant\u2019s alma mater. The former sports a combination of White\/Team Red, while the latter has an opposite Team Red\/White look.<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite their differing color schemes, both shoes are decked out in matching details including a shiny, snakeskin-patterned upper. Bryant\u2019s former jersey number, 33, is stitched on the right heel of each pair, with an ace symbol appearing on the left. Bryant\u2019s signature sheath logo is stamped on the outer heel area and also appears at the toe below a custom \u201cMamba Forever\u201d dubrae. Lastly, Bryant\u2019s signature appears on the insole.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike<\/a> Air Force 1<\/a> \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Home (detail).<\/p>\n

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\n\tUnlike many recent Bryant-branded Air Force 1 releases, the upcoming Lower Merion-themed pairs do not feature the Proto upgrades seen on other pairs such as a drop-in ReactX foam midsole.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to this pair referencing Lower Merion, the Kobe Bryant x Air Force 1 Low will also soon be released in a Protro \u201cSiempre Hermanos\u201d colorway<\/a> inspired by Bryant\u2019s friendship with former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Pau Gasol. And later this year, a previously unreleased denim Kobe-branded Air Force 1<\/a> is expected to receive its first public launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tNike will be going all-in with its Lower Merion Aces-inspired releases later this month as both of the Air Force 1 Lows pictured here will be released alongside the matching Kobe 5 Protro on March 23. The sneakers are set to retail for $120 each.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1<\/a> \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Away (pair).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Away (lateral).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Away (heel).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kobe<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Home (pair).<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNike<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kobe<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Home (lateral).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kobe<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tKobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 \u201cLower Merion Aces\u201d Home (heel).<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not only is Kobe Bryant\u2019s fifth signature sneaker returning in a colorway inspired by his Lower Merion Aces…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[187,763,183,185,184,186,189,764,18941,1369],"class_list":["post-134769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-air-force-1","tag-kobe-bryant","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township","tag-nike","tag-nike-air-force-1","tag-nike-air-force-1-low","tag-nike-kobe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134769","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=134769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}