Overview
- Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, Jalen Brunson took the court in an all-gold Nike Kobe 6 Protro player-exclusive pair during the Knicks’ season opener and banner‑raising ceremony.
- Former player PJ Tucker revealed the shoes on his Instagram Story and praised the pair, helping the design reach a wide audience within hours.
- Brunson told reporters the Kobe team at Nike surprised him with the shoes and said he won’t wear them again, and Nike has not announced any public release for the PE.
- Brunson, the Knicks’ Finals MVP who led the team to its first banner in more than 50 years, had an off night statistically in the opener, shooting 6-of-19 from the field.
- Player-exclusive (PE) shoes are normally gifted for milestone events and rarely sold, so this one-off gold pair reinforces the ways teams and brands create highly collectible items tied to championship moments.