{"id":19597,"date":"2025-10-30T10:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/19597\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:21:15","slug":"lower-merion-aces-nike-kobe-5-protro-releases-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/19597\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lower Merion Aces&#8217; Nike Kobe 5 Protro Releases in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sneakers\/a\/victor-deng\/nike-kobe-8-protro-year-of-the-horse-release-date-spring-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Nike<\/a> appears to be bringing back another classic Kobe colorway soon, as leaks of a &#8220;Lower Merion Aces&#8221; Kobe 5 Protro have surfaced.<\/p>\n<p>A newly leaked image from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sneaker_sample\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@Sneaker_sample;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@Sneaker_sample<\/a> on Instagram shows what&#8217;s expected to be the Protro version of the &#8220;Lower Merion Aces&#8221; colorway from 2010. The makeup references the team colors of <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nike-puts-kobe-bryants-face-161512812.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kobe Bryant&#039;s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kobe Bryant&#8217;s<\/a> Lower Merion Aces high school alma mater, featuring a combination of maroon and metallic silver throughout the shoe. The original &#8217;10 release also incorporated the Aces logo on the heel, but it isn&#8217;t clear from the leaked photo if this version also has the identical branding.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goat.com\/sneakers\/zoom-kobe-5-lower-merion-386429-106\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Lower Merion Aces Home&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Lower Merion Aces Home&#8221;<\/a> colorway was also made in 2010. This colorway featured white-based blocking and maroon accents on the upper&#8217;s Swoosh logos.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no official release details available for the &#8220;Lower Merion Aces&#8221; Kobe 5 Protro, but the sneaker is slated to hit retailers sometime next year. 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