Jalen Brunson is repping his high school with the new Nike Kobe 4 PE

New York Knicks‘ reigning ‘Key Player of the Year’ Jalen Brunson he has already established himself as a top talent in the NBA, earning the title of captain and playing in the world’s most famous arena. However, long before Brunson became king of the Big Apple, he forged a legendary career as one of the best high school basketball players the state of Illinois has ever seen. Continuing with my recent Nike Kobe PE series, Brunson pays tribute to the Stevenson Patriots with the Nike Kobe 4.

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Jalen Brunson hails from New Jersey, but moved during his youth and attended Adlai E. High School. Stevenson in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Brunson’s four-year accolades are extensive, including Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year (2014, 2015), three-time All-State selection, McDonald’s All-American (2015), Illinois Mr. Basketball (2015) and leading Stevenson to their first ever AeIHSA basketball title.

In honor of his illustrious career as a Stevenson Patriot, Brunson teased a new one Nike Kobe 4 PE sneakers in the color scheme of his alma mater. Brunson notably decided to ditch his signature sneakers from sponsor Nike and instead favors an endless supply of late greats Kobe Bryanthis signature sneakers are available.

Brunson’s New Nike Kobe 4 PE (Stevenson HS)

Shouts to the 2015 IHSA State Championship.

Jalen Brunson went back to his days at Stevenson High School in Illinois for his latest Nike Kobe 4 PE, inspired by the team’s colors. pic.twitter.com/v0zPRZ626L

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FIRST LOOK: Jalen Brunson Shares His Nike Kobe 4 Protro “State Champs” PE 🏆 @jalenbrunson1

Inspired by his Stevenson Patriots who won the Illinois state title in 2015 🟡 pic.twitter.com/4I5HdFUJKk

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Appears in a predominantly white base over the legendary Nike Kobe 4we see prominent yellow branding on the forefoot midsole and outsole, along with a plastic heel counter. The toe, tongue, side panels, sockliner and back half of the midsole are done in pure white, contrasting with the forest green wire on the side panel. The Nike Swoosh comes in a shimmery metallic green with gold trim and matching Black Mamba logo on the tongue.

Finer details include Kobe Bryant’s no. 8 and no. 24 embossed into the leather on both heels, as well as Bryant’s signature on the rear heel support in green. The finishing touch comes on the inside of the tongue as a stitched tab reads “15 STATE CHAMPS,” made to resemble the championship banner that Brunson helped raise in 2015.

While it’s still unknown whether or not these sneakers will be released to the public, Jalen Brunson has already rocked these in-game and we’ve seen a steady pace of his actual player exclusives being released to the public. Keep it locked with ours Sneaker News for more updates on when we might see them.