This past Saturday, Nike unveiled a new Kobe Bryant “Duke” basketball shoe just ahead of March Madness. Bryant has always been outspoken of his love for Coach K and the Blue Devils’ program, so this doesn’t come as a surprise.

Check them out – what do you think? The first photo shows the general release, while the second shows the actual Duke version.

#ReleaseUpdate The Kobe 8 ‘Duke’ launches Saturday, 2/23 at 10am. First-come, first-served. $140+ twitter.com/NikeDallas/sta…

— Nike Dallas(@NikeDallas) February 21, 2013

The Duke Kobe’s go hard twitter.com/CoFinnaGoLive/…

— Corey Green (@CoFinnaGoLive) February 26, 2013

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