words // Nick DePaula:
As Kobe Bryant winds down the final months of his historic twenty year career in the NBA, visiting arenas and opposing players are routinely showing their appreciation for all that he’s given to the game on a nightly basis.
This afternoon, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates will be wearing special edition commemorative Stance Hoops socks to honor his ongoing #KB20 campaign and his contributions to the franchise. It’ll be the first time that a team is wearing an on-court item to honor a current player.
Check out each sock and its accompanying description below, and you can find them now on NBA.com, StanceSocks.com, KobeBryant.com and at the Staples Center during today’s game against the Golden State Warriors.
The Final:
Adorned with the number TWO on the right sock and FOUR on the left. This style is built on Stance’s performance basketball sock and will be worn on-court by the Lakers tonight.
K. Bryant:
This casual sock depicts a cartoon caricature of Bryant. The left sock depicts the guard as he would’ve looked at the turn of the century, complete with a No.8 Lakers jersey, classic haircut and full goatee. The right sock features Bryant in the No.24, with a shaved head and his infamous jutted jaw.
Kobe Faces:
This mismatched casual sock draws inspiration from Bryant’s HeroVillain line of merchandise. Most noticeably, HERO and VILLAIN are written in Mandarin on the socks, and the foot features the HeroVillain and KB20 logo.
