{"id":395,"date":"2025-10-15T00:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/395\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T00:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:46:08","slug":"nike-kobe-5-protro-lower-merion-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/395\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Kobe 5 Protro &#8220;Lower Merion&#8221; First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nike-kobe-5-protro-lower-merion-aces-away-2026.webp.webp\" alt=\"Nike Kobe 5 Protro Lower Merion IM0557-001\" class=\"wp-image-220300\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant\u2019s high school alma mater, Lower Merion, has been the subject for many special releases of his Nike shoes. This week, we have our first look at an upcoming Protro release of the Kobe 5 colorway from 2010, returning next Spring.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant\u2019s history of Lower Merion shoes pays tribute to where his basketball journey began. Nike has honored his alma mater, Lower Merion High School, through several special releases across his signature line. The Zoom Kobe 4, Kobe 6, and Kobe 11 each feature the school\u2019s burgundy, grey, and white color scheme, along with \u201cAces\u201d logos and nods to his early achievements. These shoes celebrate Kobe\u2019s roots and enduring connection to the place that first shaped his drive, discipline, and basketball legacy.<\/p>\n<p>The latest retro Kobe colorway to get a rerelease in the new Protro format is another edition of the Kobe 5, this time from 2010. The \u201cLower Merion\u201d colorway will likely stick closely to the original, and the early photo here seems to confirm this. The model has the same coloring as the OG, featuring a metallic silver upper paired with a dark Team Red shade for the forefoot, eyestays, and Swooshes. White toes, tongues, and midsoles round out the palette. The photo does not show the heel, so we\u2019ll have to wait to confirm the Aces logo until more pairs emerge. <\/p>\n<p>NIKE KOBE 5 PROTRO \u201cLOWER MERION\u201d RELEASE INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p>Nike has reportedly lined up a new retro release of their Kobe 5 Protro for March 23rd, 2025. The \u201cLower Merion\u201d colorway, originally released in 2010, is making a comeback for this new wave of Protro shoes, dressed in metallic silver and dark red tones. Pairs will likely be available through both Nike and select retailers for $200. <\/p>\n<p>Nike Kobe 5 Protro \u201cLower Merion Aces Away\u201d<br \/>Color: Metallic Silver\/Team Red-White<br \/>Style Code: IM0557-001<br \/>Release Date: March 23, 2026<br \/>Price: $200<\/p>\n<p>Check out the early image above, and stay tuned to JustFreshKicks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustFreshKicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/justfreshkicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JustFreshKicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>for more of the latest sneaker news,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/justfreshkicks.com\/sneaker-release-dates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release dates<\/a>, and restock alerts.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant\u2019s high school alma mater, Lower Merion, has been the subject for many special releases of his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[569,183,185,184,186,189],"class_list":["post-395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-kobe-5","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township","tag-nike"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395","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=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}