The Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial' (GS) borrows its palette from a football boot rather than a basketball shoe. That's where the name comes from, and it explains a color story no hardwood shoe would arrive at on its own. The 8's low, flat profile and the fit Kobe Bryant asked for stay exactly as they were. It's the loudest the silhouette has ever been.