{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/nike-kobe-8-protro-shanghai-fireworks","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/nike-kobe-8-protro-shanghai-fireworks.md","title":"Nike Kobe 8 Protro Shanghai Fireworks Drops at $200","headline":"Nike Brings Kobe 8 Protro Shanghai Fireworks to the U.S. for the First Time","description":"Nike releases the Kobe 8 Protro Shanghai Fireworks in the U.S. on November 11 for $200, bringing the 2013 China-only colorway to the SNKRS app.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-10-28T23:35:28+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-28T23:35:28+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["The Nike Kobe 8 Protro Shanghai Fireworks releases November 11 at 10 a.m. ET on the Nike SNKRS app.","Adult sizes cost $200 and big kid sizes cost $125, with SKU code IO6259-800.","The Protro version swaps the original Lunarlon midsole for Nike React foam and adds a visible carbon fiber shank plate."],"companies":[{"name":"Nike","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000jr/nike","website":"https://www.nike.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Si","title":"The Nike Kobe 8 Protro \"Shanghai Fireworks\" Finally Drops In U.S.","url":"https://www.si.com/fannation/sneakers/news/nike-kobe-8-protro-shanghai-fireworks-finally-drops-us?utm_source=RSS"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Product Launches","Nike"],"body_markdown":"[Nike](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000jr/nike) will release the Kobe 8 Protro \"Shanghai Fireworks\" in the United States on November 11 at 10 a.m. ET, priced at $200 for adult sizes and $125 for big kid sizes, [Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/fannation/sneakers/news/nike-kobe-8-protro-shanghai-fireworks-finally-drops-us?utm_source=RSS) reported. The colorway first dropped exclusively in China in 2013.\n\n## How the Shanghai Fireworks Release Works\n\nThe shoe goes on sale through the Nike SNKRS app under SKU code IO6259-800. The upper combines Laser Orange and Safety Orange with artwork depicting a fireworks display, and Cinnabar accents add what the report describes as a fiery look. The Nike Swooshes, Sheath logos and Kobe signature remain from the 2013 original, and a translucent outsole completes the design. The shoes do not appear to come with additional laces or special packaging.\n\nThe Protro version carries performance changes from the original model. Nike React foam replaces the Lunarlon midsole, a visible carbon fiber shank plate underfoot provides torsional support, and a heel counter is designed to help protect against ankle injuries. The upper uses an early iteration of Engineered Mesh that the report describes as softer and more pliable.\n\nKobe Bryant debuted the Nike Kobe 8 during the 2012-13 NBA season. The Kobe 8 Protro launched in the \"Halo\" colorway in August 2023, and Nike has since brought back colorways including the \"Mambacurial,\" \"Year of the Horse\" and \"What the Kobe?\"\n\n## Nike's Recent Basketball Shoe Launches\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Nike released the Caitlin 1 in October 2026, its first WNBA signature basketball shoe in four years, featuring Opticast upper technology; pre-orders sold out within 24 hours at a $140 price point. The same records list a post-IPO equity round of $239 million in August 2024 led by Pershing Square and a post-IPO secondary of $3 million in December 2025.\n\n## Earlier Nike Releases This Week\n\nOn October 28, 2026, Sports Illustrated reported that the Nike Ja 4 \"Heat Check,\" Ja Morant's fourth signature shoe, releases Friday at 10 a.m. ET for $140 in Obsidian, Dark Iris, Black and Total Orange, with more colorways planned. Hypebeast reported the same day that Corteiz and Nike unveiled official imagery for the Shox R419 \"Game Royal,\" an automotive-inspired runner with carbon fiber detailing due in Holiday 2026 at $190. Hypebeast also reported that Nike revealed the Ovolo 2.0, a sneaker-heel hybrid reimagining the 2004 Ovolo, for Holiday 2026 in Black and Metallic Silver, exclusive to women's sizing.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}