Jalen Brunsons ‘The Nattys’ Pe Kobe -Sneakers were inspired by Villanova

Although Villanova Men’s Basketball will not dance a third year in a row, one of his former stars recently thrown his tribute to his Alma Mater – and his two youngest titles.

The New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson, a third of the “Nova Knicks” trio, which also includes Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart, had a tailor -made shoe from the Player Edition, inspired by his journey, becoming one of the leading players of the NBA. During a matchup against the Sixers of February 26, Brunson debut 110-105 victory in the shoes of Kobe IV Protro Pe “The Nattys”.

In the latest episode of the The roommates show Podcast, which he summarizes with hard and Matt Hillman, was asked what his shoe design inspired.

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“It was one of the storylines that I thought was really cool,” said Brunson subsequently on Thursday. “The cool thing about Nike and the Kobe brand, I found out that there is a lot of storytelling behind certain shoes. Every shoe that comes out is a kind of story about it, at least Kobe’s.

“I wanted to think about how I got to the point where I came (I became) and I wouldn’t be sure without Nova.”

The shoe has Villanova’s lighter blue color on the heel collar, on the front half of the midsole and on the outer lining of the Nike Swoosh. On the vamp, the low -market snakeskin of Villanova’s Marineblau, the Nike Swoosh and the Kobe logo are golden, the rear half of the middle sole is white, the quarterfield is black and the floor of the shoe is half blue, half light blue, which fades into each other.

Brunson has worn Kobe’s High School. In August, Brunson remembered that Bryant did not get a few red “Christmas” Kobe 9 shoes from Kobe Bryant himself on Christmas Day in 2014. Brunson was a game against the Chicago Bulls at that time.

“Kobe didn’t play, but he had a few Kobe 9s he would wear, the red ‘Christmas’ Kobe 9s,” Brunson told NBA Kicks. “He literally brought her out of the changing room in his hand and (said):” Here you go. “

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Born in New Brunwick from Brunswick, although his school had a strict rule over the wearing of school colors, Brunson, who says, says that the shoes were his size while the red Kobe during a vacation tournament.

Brunson missed the last three Knicks games with a sprain that he suffered during a defeat against Los Angeles Lakers on March 6th and is expected to be missed for another week because he continues his recovery. In 61 games this season, Brunson scored an average of 26.4 points, 7.4 assists and three rebounds, and the Knicks are currently holding the third seeds of the Eastern Conference.